Richard Delbrück


Richard Delbrück was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

Career

In 1899 he graduated from the University of Bonn, where he was a student of Georg Loeschcke. From 1911 to 1915, he was head of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut in Rome. He was later a professor of classical archaeology at the Universities of Giessen and Bonn.

Selected works

Hellenistische bauten in Latium - Hellenistic buildings in Latium.Antike Porträts, 1912 - Classical portraiture.Bildnisse römischer kaiser, 1914 - Portraits of Roman emperors.Die Consulardiptychen und verwandte Denkmäler, 1926 - The consular diptych and related monuments.Antike porphyrwerke, 1932 - Ancient porphyry works.Spätantike Kaiserporträts von Constantinus Magnus bis zum Ende des Westreichs, 1933 - Late ancient Roman Imperial portraits: From Constantine Magnus until the end of the Western Roman Empire.Probleme der Lipsanothek in Brescia, 1952 - treatise on the Lipsanotheca of Brescia.