Johann Christian Neuber

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Johann Christian Neuber (born April 7, 1736 in Neuwernsdorf ; † January 1, 1808 in Eibenstock ) was a German stone cutter and court jeweler in Dresden.

Life

Neuber learned the goldsmith and stone cutter trade in Dresden from his later father-in-law Heinrich Taddel . In 1762 he was accepted into the gold workers' guild in Dresden. From 1767 he worked for the court, was responsible for the Green Vault from 1769 and was appointed court jeweler in 1775.

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Stand for a porcelain group

Neuber's works are shaped by early classicism . His specialty was the production of gold and gemstone snuff boxes , which were often given as royal gifts.

As a gift of honor from the Saxon King Friedrich August to the French diplomat Baron de Breteuil , who was instrumental in bringing about the peace of Teschen , Neuber made a splendid table in 1781, which is considered his masterpiece. The table on the Peace of Teschen , which is decorated in pietre-dure technique with inlays made of 128 stones and woods from the Ore Mountains , has since been in the possession of the de Breteuil family. In 2010 he received the status of a French Trésor national (works of art of national importance).

The Russian plenipotentiary for the peace negotiations, Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Repnin , received an extensive Meissen service with centerpieces , of which only two saucers created by Neuber could be identified so far.

In 1782 he made a magnificent fireplace for the Green Vault.

literature

  • Walter Holzhausen : Johann Christian Neuber, a Saxon master of the 18th century: semi-precious stones and porcelain in the time of Friedrich August the elder. Righteous; Presented by the Society for the History of Dresden for the 200th birthday of Neubers. [Dresden, City Library]: [Association f. History of Dresden] 1935
  • Jutta Kappel: Johann Christian "Neuber à Dresde": Treasure art of classicism for the nobility of Europe. [on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, ... from March 3 to May 2, 2012 in the sponsel room of the New Green Vault in Dresden's Residenzschloss] / [Dresden State Art Collections]. Dresden: Sandstein 2012 ISBN 978-3-942422-88-8
  • Alexis Kugel (ed.): Gold, Jasper and Carnelian: Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court. London: Paul Holberton 2012 ISBN 9781907372360

Web links

Commons : Johann Christian Neuber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Frick Collection: Gold, Jasper, and Carnelian: Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court
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  3. ↑ Avis n ° 2010-09 de la Commission consultative of trésors nationaux ( Memento of 27 October 2010 at the Internet Archive ), see the world , report of 20 April 2012 accessed 10 May 2012
  4. ↑ Discoveries made about this Walters treasure revealed soon at The Frick Collection ( Memento from July 15, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). The Walters, accessed May 10, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Neuber, Johann Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German stone cutter and court jeweler in Dresden
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1736
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuwernsdorf
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 1808
Place of death Eibenstock