Full Name: Blümel, Carl
Gender: male
Date Born: 1893
Date Died: 1976
Place Born: Berlin, Germany
Home Country/ies: Germany
Subject Area(s): Ancient Greek (culture or style), Antique, the, and Classical
Overview
Specialist in ancient Greek and Roman art. Curator (1929-1935) and Professor (1935-39, 1944-61) at the Berlin Museum. Director of the antiquities collection at the Berlin Museum 1947-1961, Blümel was responsible for rebuilding the collection on the Museumsinsel (in East Berlin) after the war.
Selected Bibliography
Griechische Bildhauerarbeit. Ergänzungsheft 11. Jahrbusc des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1927. Der Hermes eines Praxiteles. 1948. Antike Kunstwerke. 1953. Phidiasische Reliefs und Parthenon-fries. 1957. Complete bibliography of Blümel was published in FuB 18, 1977, 219 ff.
Sources
KRG, 42; Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache. Reinhard Lullies, ed. Mainz am Rhein: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1988: 260-261.