Moritz Steinla
Moritz Steinla (actually Franz Anton Erich Moritz Müller ; born August 21, 1791 in Steinlah , Haverlah near Hildesheim , † September 21, 1858 in Dresden ) was a German engraver .
Life
Steinla, the son of a pastor, made his first studies at the art academy in Dresden . Later, however, he went to Italy , where he learned the professional engraving with Raffaello Morghen in Florence and with Giuseppe Longhi in Milan . There he finished his engraving after Titian's famous painting Christ with the Interest Dime in 1829 .
After his return he became professor for copper engraving at the Dresden Academy around 1838.
Moritz Steinla ended his teaching activity on April 1, 1858 and died only a few months later on September 21, 1858 in Dresden. His extensive collections of paintings, engravings, coins and fossils came largely into the possession of the royal collections in Dresden .
Works
- Moses Mendelssohn . Portrait. Copper engraving, Gotha 1821.
Web links
literature
- Hyacinth Holland : Steinla, Moritz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 35, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1893, p. 741.
- Moritz Steinla in supplementary conversation lexicon of the newest time on the year 1858/59 , Leipzig and Meißen, page 313 f. on-line
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinla, Moritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Müller, Franz Anton Erich Moritz (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Steinlah , Haverlah near Hildesheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1858 |
| Place of death | Dresden |