Christoph Labhart

Christoph Labhart (* 1644 in Steckborn ; † 1695 ) was an important glyptist (glass and rock crystal cutter) of the Baroque period .

Live and act

From 1671 to 1679 Christoph Labhart worked at the court of Johann (Nassau-Saarbrücken) († 1677). He created a 142 cm wide and 79 cm high precious stone relief for his son Georg August . Georg August's widow later sold the relief to Merseburg, where it was incorporated into the August the Strong's collection and so now hangs in the Green Vault in Dresden .

After Johannes' death, Labhart was appointed to the court of Landgrave Karl von Hessen-Kassel and became the “first of the Kassel art cutting mill”.

The Commesso technique (stone carving; jointless joining) of the Prague School took up his work . His most important student was the Dutchman Johann Albrecht Lavilette (1667–1743), who specialized in portrait shell cuts and agate cameos.

After Christoph Labhart's death, his son Johann Christoph I (1695–1742) was born. His godfather, Johann Caspar Labhart († 1726), probably his brother, also worked as a landgrave gem cutter. From 1730 Johann Christoph I. became a princely, from 1733 royal Swedish, high princely Hessian gemstone cutter. Johann Christoph II. (1741 to after 1800) also became a stone cutter.

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Remarks

↑ The Idstein city archivist Lentz calls this relief "Stone Ethics".

personal data
SURNAME	Labhart, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss glyptist (glass and rock crystal cutter)
DATE OF BIRTH	1644
PLACE OF BIRTH	Steckborn
DATE OF DEATH	1695

[1] The Idstein city archivist Lentz calls this relief "Stone Ethics".