Eucharius Holzach (painter)

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Eucharius Holzach (* 1705 in Basel , † after 1752) was a Swiss art and faience painter .

Life

Eucharius Holzach was born as the son of the Leist tailor Hieronymus Holzach and his wife Margaretha Märkt. In 1731 he was accepted into the Guild of Heaven in Basel . In 1742 he worked on the coat of arms of the weavers' guild . He also worked as a faience painter. From 1749 to 1752 he is attested as an employee of the Höchst Porcelain Manufactory in Höchst . He was married to Elisabeth Jenny and was the teacher of his son Hieronymus Holzach .

literature

  • Gustaf Adolf Wanner : The Holzach. Story of an old Swiss family. Basel, Frankfurt am Main 1982.
  • Walter A. Staehelin: Eucharius Holzach, a Basel faience house painter of the 18th century. In: Ceramic Friends of Switzerland. Newsletter. 77, 1968, pp. 8-10.
  • Emil Major: Holzach, Eucharius. In: Carl Brun: Swiss Artist Lexicon. Volume 4: Supplement. Huber & Co., Frauenfeld 1917, p. 226; Reprint: Kraus Reprint Ltd., Nendeln, Liechtenstein 1967.
  • mentioned in the article: Holzach, Hieronymus . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 414 .
personal data
SURNAME Holzach, Eucharius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1705
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH after 1752