Christian Hülsen

Christian Karl Friedrich Hülsen (born in Charlottenburg, 29 November 1858; died in Florence, Italy, on 19 January 1935) was a German architectural historian of the classical era who later changed to studying the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

In disillusionment, Hülsen left the institute to live in Florence, where he changed focus to medieval and renaissance art.

In Florence he published studies on the historic drawings of Rome by Maarten van Heemskerck, Giuliano da Sangallo, Giovanni Antonio Dosio and other artists.

In 1927 his study on the churches of medieval Rome and published Le Chiese di Roma nel Medio Evo.

He remained in Florence for the remainder of his life except for five years as professor at the University of Heidelberg.