Ignaz Krepp
Ignaz Krepp (born July 19, 1801 in Vienna ; † June 4, 1853 there ) was an Austrian copper and steel engraver .
From June 27, 1814 he studied at the Vienna Art Academy with Karl Gsellhofer and Hubert Maurer . Krepp also studied ancient art with Franz Caucig .
Krepp initially worked as a copper engraver in Blasius Höfel 's company, and later became an employee of Franz Xaver Stöber .
He created portraits and genre representations in copper and steel engraving based on models by Josef Kriehuber , Franz Eybl , Johann Ender , Anton Einsle , Friedrich von Amerling , Leander Russ as well as masters of the Renaissance and Baroque. He also illustrated books.
His son Friedrich Krepp (* 1829) studied at the Vienna Art Academy from 1842, mainly painting religious history pictures and portraits.
literature
- F. Tschischka: Art and antiquity in the Austrian imperial state . 1836, p. 371.
- F. Müller: The artists of all times and peoples . Vol. 2, 1860, p. 524;
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Krepp, Ignaz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1865, p. 197 ( digitized version ).
- Ignaz Krepp. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1969, p. 259 f. (Direct links on p. 259 , p. 260 ).
Web links
- Ignaz_Krepp in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krepp, Ignaz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian copper and steel engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1853 |
| Place of death | Vienna |