Christoph Luitpold Frommel (25 September 1933 â 11 February 2026) was a German art historian.
Christoph Luitpold Frommel was the son of composer and the grandson of theologian . After he studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Bonn, he served as director of the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome. He was married to fellow art historian .
He was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei and the Accademia di San Luca. He was named a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 1999.
Frommel died in Rome on 11 February 2026, at the age of 92.