Albert Kretschmer
Albert Kretschmer (born February 27, 1825 in Schweidnitz , † July 11, 1891 in Berlin ) was a German professor , painter , costume expert and director of the royal theater in Berlin.
Live and act
Kretschmer came to Berlin in 1842 and studied with Professor Carl Joseph Begas at the Berlin Academy . He lived in Berlin's Friedrichstadt , Behrenstrasse 8, and had two sons: the historical geographer Konrad Kretschmer and the linguist and Indo-Europeanist Paul Kretschmer . The animal painter Robert Kretschmer was a brother of Albert.
Kretschmer became known for his detailed drawings , watercolors and lithographs and the publications based on them on German and international costumes and historical clothing.
He also worked as a costume designer at the royal theater until 1889 .
Works (selection)
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The great book of national costumes. 2nd Edition. Bach, Leipzig 1890, archive.org
New edition as reprint: Rheingauer Verlagsgesellschaft, Eltville am Rhein 1977 and Allpart Media Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86214-009-1 - with Carl Rohrbach : The costumes of the peoples. From the beginning of history to the 19th century. Compiled in 104 plates, drawn and lithographed by Albert Kretschmer, executed in color by Franz Eugen Köhler (Gera-Untermhaus). 3. Edition. Bibliographical Institute Adolph Schumann, Leipzig 1906
- London Edition: The Costumes of all Nations from the Earliest Times to the Nineteenth Century: Exhibiting the Dress and Habits of All Classes, Regal, Ecclesiastical, Noble, Military, Judicial, and Civil. H. Sotheran, London 1882.
- Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Costumes. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 2007, ISBN 978-0-486-46167-0 .
Illustrations
- Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld , Otto von Reinsberg : Wedding book: Customs and beliefs among the Christian peoples of Europe, with XXIV illustrations by Albert Kretschmer and a symbolic cover picture by Marie von Reichenbach. Executed in color printing by J. G. Bach in Leipzig. 1871. urn : nbn: de: hbz: 061: 1-71430 - digitized version of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
gallery
Silesian costume
Prussian costume
Ancient Egyptian costume
German fashion 17th century
French fashion 1750-1800
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literature
- Kretschmer, Albert . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 507 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Albert Kretschmer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ A German art treasure . In: The Gazebo . Volume 4, 1874, pp. 72 ( full text [ Wikisource ]).
- ↑ You can't have enough petticoats. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . October 28, 2010, p. 36.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretschmer, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schweidnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1891 |
| Place of death | Berlin |