Anton Eitel (copper engraver)
Anton August Eitel (born June 22, 1841 in Düsseldorf ; † December 23, 1928 there ) was a German engraver .
Life
Eitel was admitted to the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1857 , initially studying with Josef Wintergerst (elementary class), Karl Müller (2nd class Antikensaal), Andreas Müller (art history) and from 1860 to 1871 in Joseph von Keller's engraving class . During this time, as a devout Catholic , he joined the circle of the Düsseldorf Nazarenes , made devotional pictures for the Association for the Dissemination of Religious Images , and became a member of the artists' association Malkasten . In 1868 he received a scholarship for the purpose of completing his work. In 1870/1871 he took part in the Franco-German War as an officer of the 4th Guards Grenadier Regiment "Queen Augusta" .
Eitel was married to Maria, daughter of the landowner Carl Kürten. At the end of the 19th century he lived at Wielandstraße 18 in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort . This was also the address and seat of the Association for the Dissemination of Religious Images , which Eitel was responsible for. Eitel was a member of the Düsseldorf History Association . His son Anton Eitel (1882–1966) became a historian .
plant
As a reproduction engraver ( copper and steel engraver ), Anton Eitel created numerous plates based on biblical history, images of the Madonna and saints. His works include the sheets "The Immaculate Conception" by Albrecht Steiner von Felsburg and "Mater amabilis" by Franz Ittenbach .
literature
- Eitel, A. In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 442 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia , Volume 3: Einstein - Görner, KG Baur, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-598-25030-4 , p. 19
Individual evidence
- ^ Inventory list, history of the artists' association Malkasten: Eitel, Anton (1841–1928)
- ↑ Eitel, Anton, copper engraver, Wielandstr. 18, 1866, 1870/71, 4th Guard Gren.-Regt. Queen Augusta , directory of the campaigners living in Düsseldorf at the Sedan Festival in 1895 from 1848/49, 1864, 1866 and 1870/71 , Bagel, Düsseldorf, 1895, accessed on June 19, 2016
- ↑ House and yard auction In matters of the heirs and legal successors of the pensioner and landowner Carl Kürten, who passed away in Düsseldorf, namely: 1. Wilhelmine Kürten, 2. The copper engraver Anton Eitel and Maria, née Kürten, in Düsseldorf, 3. The couple Ludwig Hermkes and Josepha, née Kürten, to Oberbilk , in Düsseldorf Official Gazette, Public Gazette, No. 30, 1880, p. 236
- ↑ Eitel, Anton, copper engraver, Wielandstr. 18 . In: Address book of the mayor's office in Düsseldorf , 1886
- ↑ Eitel, Anton, copper engraver, Wielandstr. 18 . In: Address book of the mayor's office in Düsseldorf for the year 1891
- ^ Association for the Dissemination of Religious Images. Prof. Ant. Eitel, Kupferstecher, Wielandstrasse 18 , in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf, 1926, p. 42
- ↑ Eitel, A., copper engraver . In: Journal of the Düsseldorfer Geschichtsverein , No. 1, 1882, p. 31
- ^ Directory of the members of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine (closed in 1907): Eitel, Anton, Dr. phil., Düsseldorf, Wielandstrasse 18 . 1907, p. 242 , from degruyter.com, accessed June 19, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vain, Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eitel, Anton August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1928 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |