Friedrich Specht (animal painter)
Friedrich Specht (born May 6, 1839 in Lauffen am Neckar , † June 12, 1909 in Stuttgart ) was a German animal painter , sculptor and lithographer .
Life
He received training at the Stuttgart Art School . As an animal and landscape painter , he mainly illustrated zoological works and animal books.
He was the leading illustrator of the third edition of Brehm's Animal Life . His brothers were the wood cutter Carl Gottlob Specht and the animal painter August Specht .
For Adolf Gnauth he modeled the lion's head on his war memorial in 1870/71 in the Fangelsbach cemetery in Stuttgart . The monument was erected in 1874. It has not survived.
literature
- KW Brönnle: A German animal painter. In memory of Friedrichs Specht. With eight color reproductions based on original paintings by the master. In: Reclams Universum 26 (1910), pp. 32-39.
Web links
Commons : Friedrich Specht - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Friedrich Specht in the catalog of the German National Library
- http://www.scientificillustrator.com/artists/wildlife/specht.html
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| SURNAME | Specht, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German animal painter, sculptor and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lauffen am Neckar |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1909 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |