From 1868 he studied at the École normale supérieure in Paris as a student of archaeologist Georges Perrot. In 1873 he became a member of the French School at Athens. In 1876, with Louis Duchesne, he conducted archaeological research in Asia Minor, about which, he published "Rapport sur un voyage archéologique en Asie Mineure". In 1879 he was named professor of Greek antiquities at the University of Bordeaux. In 1883 he returned to Paris as a deputy to Georges Perrot at the Faculty of Arts, where in 1900 he became a full professor of archaeology.[1][2]
"Le khan à Bouldour" (in Pisidia, Anatolia); illustration by Maxime Collignon (1878).
In 1893 he became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, of which, in 1904 he was elected as its president. In 1907 while sorting through art objects in a storage room at the museum in Auxerre, he discovered the so-called "Lady of Auxerre", a unique statuette dating to the times of Archaic Greece. How the sculpture got to Auxerre remains to this day a mystery.[1]
Published works
His 1883 book on Greek archaeology, "Manuel d'archéologie grecque" was translated into English by John Henry Wright and published as "A manual of Greek archæology" (1886). In 1890 Jane Ellen Harrison translated and published Collignon's "Mythologie figurée de la Grèce" (1883) as "Manual of mythology in relation to Greek art". He was also the author of writings associated with archaeological digs that he participated in at Pergamon and Delphi.[1] The following are some of his principal works in the fields of Greek art and architecture:
Essai sur les monuments grecs et romains relatifs au mythe de Psyché, 1877 – On Greek and Roman monuments relative to the myth of Psyche.
Histoire de la sculpture grecque, 1892-97 (2 volumes) – History of Greek sculpture.
Catalogue des vases peints du Musée national d'Athènes, 1902–04, (3 parts, with Louis Couve) – Catalogue of painted vases in the National Museum at Athens.
Scopas et Praxitèle, la sculpture grecque au IVe siècle jusqu'au temps d'Alexandre, 1907 – Scopas and Praxiteles, Greek sculpture of the 4th century up until the time of Alexander.
L'archéologie grecque, 1907 – Greek archaeology.
Le Parthénon; l'histoire, l'architecture et la sculpture, 1911 – The Parthenon; its history, architecture and sculpture.
Les statues funéraires dans l'art grec, 1911 – Funerary statues in Greek art.[3]
References
^ abcCollignon, Léon-Maxime Dictionary of Art Historians
^Collignon, Maxime Institut national d'histoire de l'art
^Most widely held works about Maxime Collignon WorldCat Identities
January 09, 2023
maxime, collignon, léon, november, 1849, verdun, october, 1917, paris, french, archaeologist, specialized, ancient, greek, architecture, biography, editfrom, 1868, studied, École, normale, supérieure, paris, student, archaeologist, georges, perrot, 1873, becam. Leon Maxime Collignon 8 November 1849 in Verdun 15 October 1917 in Paris was a French archaeologist who specialized in ancient Greek art and architecture Biography EditFrom 1868 he studied at the Ecole normale superieure in Paris as a student of archaeologist Georges Perrot In 1873 he became a member of the French School at Athens In 1876 with Louis Duchesne he conducted archaeological research in Asia Minor about which he published Rapport sur un voyage archeologique en Asie Mineure In 1879 he was named professor of Greek antiquities at the University of Bordeaux In 1883 he returned to Paris as a deputy to Georges Perrot at the Faculty of Arts where in 1900 he became a full professor of archaeology 1 2 Le khan a Bouldour in Pisidia Anatolia illustration by Maxime Collignon 1878 In 1893 he became a member of the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres of which in 1904 he was elected as its president In 1907 while sorting through art objects in a storage room at the museum in Auxerre he discovered the so called Lady of Auxerre a unique statuette dating to the times of Archaic Greece How the sculpture got to Auxerre remains to this day a mystery 1 Published works EditHis 1883 book on Greek archaeology Manuel d archeologie grecque was translated into English by John Henry Wright and published as A manual of Greek archaeology 1886 In 1890 Jane Ellen Harrison translated and published Collignon s Mythologie figuree de la Grece 1883 as Manual of mythology in relation to Greek art He was also the author of writings associated with archaeological digs that he participated in at Pergamon and Delphi 1 The following are some of his principal works in the fields of Greek art and architecture Essai sur les monuments grecs et romains relatifs au mythe de Psyche 1877 On Greek and Roman monuments relative to the myth of Psyche Phidias 1886 treatise on Phidias Histoire de la ceramique grecque 1888 with Olivier Rayet History of Greek ceramics Histoire de la sculpture grecque 1892 97 2 volumes History of Greek sculpture Catalogue des vases peints du Musee national d Athenes 1902 04 3 parts with Louis Couve Catalogue of painted vases in the National Museum at Athens Scopas et Praxitele la sculpture grecque au IVe siecle jusqu au temps d Alexandre 1907 Scopas and Praxiteles Greek sculpture of the 4th century up until the time of Alexander L archeologie grecque 1907 Greek archaeology Le Parthenon l histoire l architecture et la sculpture 1911 The Parthenon its history architecture and sculpture Les statues funeraires dans l art grec 1911 Funerary statues in Greek art 3 References Edit a b c Collignon Leon Maxime Dictionary of Art Historians Collignon Maxime Institut national d histoire de l art Most widely held works about Maxime Collignon WorldCat Identities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maxime Collignon amp oldid 1033874734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
