Andreas Rumpf (3 December 1890 – 22 June 1966) was a German
classical archaeologist born in
Potsdam. He was a specialist of ancient Greek and Roman art, in particular,
vase painting and Greek
wall painting. He was the son of painter Fritz Rumpf (1856–1927).[1]
He studied classical archaeology at the
University of Leipzig under
Franz Studniczka (1860-1929), earning his doctorate with a dissertation on the
murals in
Veii, titled "Die Wandmalereien in Veji." In 1923 he received his habilitation at
Leipzig with a thesis on
Chalkidiki vases. From 1928 to 1960 he was a professor of classical archaeology at the
University of Cologne.[1]
He was editor of the "Griechische und römische Kunst" (1932, part of the Einleitung in der Altertumswissenschaft series).[1]
Selected publications
Chalkidische Vasen (Chalkidiki vases) (Berlin 1927).
Katalog der etruskischen Skulpturen (Catalog of
Etruscan sculptures) (1928).
Antike Sarkophagreliefs: die Meerwesen (1939).
Malerei und Zeichnung der klassischen Antike (Paintings and drawings of classical antiquity), "Handbuch der Archäologie" IV 1 (
Munich 1953).
Archäologie. 2 Die Archäologensprache. Die antiken Reproduktionen (Archaeology, 2. The archaeologists' language, the antique reproductions) (
Berlin 1956).
Stilphasen der spätantiken Kunst (Köln 1957).[2][3]