Clemens Kohl
Clemens Kohl ( Kliment Kohl in Czech , born December 14, 1754 in Prague , † March 1807 in Vienna ) was an Austrian engraver, etcher and illustrator.
Clemens Kohl was a son of the engraver Anton Kohl and the grandson of the sculptor Hieronymus Kohl . He received his first art lessons from his older brother Ludwig Kohl (1746-1821) and first set up at the kk normal school in Prague. From 1775 he studied at the Art Academy in Vienna with Jacob Matthias Schmutzer .
The Archduchess and Queen Maria Theresa appointed him their drawing teacher, later to the kk court engraver.
Clemens Kohl illustrated dozens of books for various publishing houses, created copperplate engravings based on the works of famous masters and also based on his own models and models from his brother Ludwig, as well as portraits in particular.
The engraver Johann Blaschke was one of his students .
literature
- Gottfried Johann Dlabacz: General historical artist lexicon for Bohemia and partly also for Moravia and Silesia . Volume 2, Gottlieb Haase, Prague 1815, Sp. 89–96 ( digitized version ).
- Georg Kaspar Nagler New general artist lexicon or news from the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, form cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers , etc. Volume 7, EA Fleischmann, Munich 1839, p. 127– 128 ( digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kohl, Clemens . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 12th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1864, p. 288 ( digitized version ).
- Rudolf Müller : Kohl, Clemens . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 421 f.
- Kohl, Clemens . 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.
- Manfred Knedik: Kohl, Clemens . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 81, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023186-1 , p. 168.
Web links
- Kohl, Clemens. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kohl, Clemens |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kohl, Kliment |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engraver, eraser and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1754 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1807 |
| Place of death | Vienna |