Karl Agricola
Self-portrait, around 1810 ( Austrian Gallery Belvedere )
Karl Agricola, Portrait of Count Franz Joseph von Dietrichstein , around 1840
Karl Joseph Aloys Agricola (born October 18, 1779 in Säckingen , † May 15, 1852 in Vienna ) was a miniature painter and engraver .
Life
He was a student of Friedrich Heinrich Füger , Hubert Maurer and Franz Caspar Sambach . After initial studies at the academy in Karlsruhe , Agricola was a student at the Vienna academy from 1793 and a member from 1836. He lived in Vienna until his death in 1852 and was very much appreciated in Viennese society because of his miniatures.
In 1936 the Agricolagasse in Vienna- Ottakring (16th district) was named after him. He was buried in the Sankt Marxer Friedhof .
Works
- Madonna (Hofmuseum Vienna)
- Amor and Psyche (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna)
- Boreas kidnaps Oreithya (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna)
literature
- Agricola Karl. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 9.
- Thomas Muchall-Viebroock: Agricola, Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 102 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Schmidt: Agricola, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 150.
- General artist lexicon: the visual artists of all times and peoples. Munich: Saur, 1992- ISBN 3-598-22740-X , Vol. 1 (1997), pp. 569-570
Web links
Commons : Karl Agricola - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Entry on Karl Agricola in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Agricola, Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agricola, Karl Joseph Aloys (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engraver and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1779 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Säckingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1852 |
| Place of death | Vienna |