Christoph Weigel the Elder
Christoph Weigel the Elder (born November 9, 1654 in Redwitz ; † February 5, 1725 in Nuremberg ) was a German engraver , art dealer and publisher .
Life
Christoph Weigel the Elder learned the art of copperplate engraving in Augsburg . After various positions, including in Vienna and Frankfurt am Main , he acquired citizenship in Nuremberg in 1698 . The first Weigel work from his own, successfully run publishing house in Nuremberg was Die Bilderlust from 1698. This publishing house published around 70 books and engravings during his lifetime.
One of his most important works is the status book from 1698. In it Weigel described and described more than two hundred types of handicrafts and services, each illustrated by a copper engraving, based on life. Because Weigel visited almost all the workshops himself, drew and observed on site, agreed the content of his articles with the master craftsmen and signed important equipment from the original.
Another important work by Weigel is the new edition of Johann Siebmacher's book of arms . The work was published under the title The great and complete initially Siebmacherische / afterwards Fürstische and Helmerische / but now Weigelische Wappen-Buch In six parts with coats of arms, shields, helmets and jewels, at the number 14,767, contained in copper plates. It was first published by his widow at Lorenz Bieling in Nuremberg; In 1734 it was published in two volumes by its own publishing house.
Weigel worked particularly brilliantly in the scraping and line manner. He was the first engraver to use a kind of machine for the underground. In Nuremberg he worked very closely with the imperial geographer and cartographer Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) to create his maps . His younger brother Johann Christoph Weigel ran an art dealership in Nuremberg around the same time and was also very successful.
Weigel's publishing house was continued by his widow after 1725, who still published a number of her late husband's works, for example his book of arms .
Works
Selection of some important works:
- A shock of Fantast'n in a box with your portrait even brought to Kupffer and laughed at . Christoph Weigel, Nuremberg 1690 ( digitized version )
- Sculptura historiarum et temporum memoratrix, by the creat. der Welt up to 1697, by Weigel, with 50 copper plates, each of which contains 12 figures, the text is German. Nuremberg 1697.
- Illustration of the main non-profit-making estates: of which Regenten u. their servants assigned in times of peace and war to biss on all artists and the like. Handwercker… , Verlag Christoph Weigel d. Ä., Nuremberg 1698; Reprinted in the series “Die Bibliophilen Taschenbücher” No. 9212, Verlag Harenberg Kommunikation, Dortmund 1977.
- Illustration and description of all mine officials and servants as well as all smelter officials and servants . Publishing house Christoph Weigel d. Ä., Nuremberg 1721.
- The Weigelische Wappen-Buch ... , 6 parts in 2 volumes. Publishing house Christoph Weigel d. Ä., Nuremberg 1734.
- Illustration of the common-useful main stalls, from which regents and their servants who were assigned in times of peace as times of war, bit all artists and craftsmen . Regenspurg 1698, online edition of the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library
- Thought samples and instructions by Johann. s. l. 1700 by his younger brother Johann Christoph Weigel or Christoph Weigel the Younger (1661–1726)
- Ethica naturalis, see Documenta moralia… s. l. 1700 archive.org
- Much useful and inventive symbol art ... Nuremberg n.d.
See also
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Weigel, Christoph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 53rd part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1886, pp. 295–298 ( digitized version ).
- Paul Johannes Rée: Weigel, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 464 f.
- Anne Noltze-Winkelmann: The copperplate engraving by Christoph Weigel from 1721 and its significance for the history of mining and metallurgy. In: Technikgeschichte , No. 46, 1979, pp. 91-116, ISSN 0040-117X .
- Michael Bauer: Christoph Weigel (1654–1725), engraver and art dealer in Augsburg and Nuremberg. In: Archives for the history of the book industry. Volume 23, 1983, ISSN 0066-6327 , Col. 693-1186.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bavarian State Library digital
- ^ Auction from February 2, 1829 in Nuremberg. in: Directory of books = collection of Rector Hoffmann , who died in Nuremberg , which ... Google Books , p. 1, position 13.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Weigel, Christoph the Elder |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weigel, Johann Christoph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver, art dealer and publisher in Nuremberg |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1654 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktredwitz |
DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1725 |
Place of death | Nuremberg |