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Julius Lange by Hansen, Schou & Weller (sometime after 1889)

Julius Henrik Lange (19 June 1838, Vordingborg[1] – 19 August 1896, Copenhagen) was a Danish art historian and critic.

Life

In 1858, he began his studies at the University of Copenhagen. A few years later, he accompanied a wealthy gentleman to Italy and, while there, developed an interest in art history. In 1870, he became a lecturer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and, a year later, transferred to the University. In 1877, he became a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

His brother was Carl Lange, the psychologist.

Works

He wrote about ancient and contemporary art. Some of his outstanding works were:

Collections of his letters were published in 1903 and 1904. They have recently been reprinted as Breve fra Julius Lange, Kessinger (2010) ISBN 1-1653-4747-4

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