Julius D. Kaplan is an American art historian who in 1999 was appointed professor of art at California State University.^[1] He studied the art of Gustave Moreau, and published two books on the subject.^[2]

Selected publications

• "The religious subjects of James Ensor, 1877-1900", Revue Belge d'Archéologie et d'Histoire de l'Art, 1966.
• "Gustave Moreau's 'Jupiter and Semele'." Art Quarterly, 33 (1970), pp. 393–414.
• The art of Gustave Moreau: Theory, style and content. Columbia University, New York, 1972.
• Gustave Moreau. Los Angeles County Museum of Art & New York Graphic Society, Los Angeles & New York, 1974. ISBN 0821206281
• Symbolism: Europe and America at the end of the nineteenth century. An exhibition at the Art Gallery California State College, San Bernardino, April 27 - June 10, 1980. California State College, 1980. ISBN 978-0945486008
• Kate Steinitz art and collection: Avant garde art in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. San Bernardino State College, 1982. ISBN 978-0945486015