Johann Christoph Boecklin
Johann Christoph Boecklin (born October 12, 1657 in Augsburg , † February 9, 1709 in Leipzig ) was a German engraver .
Boecklin worked as a copper engraver in Leipzig. In addition to his work as an illustrator, he engraved over 120 portraits of contemporaries, which for his creative period stand out due to their comparatively sparse framing. Boecklin signed “Christoph Böcklin Aug. Vind. sculpebat Lipsiae. "
Illustrations
- Acta Eruditorum . 1686, 1687 and 1697.
- Leonhard Christoph Sturm , Nicolaus Goldmann : Complete instruction on the Civil Bau-Kunst. Wolfenbüttel 1696.
- Johann Jakob Vogel : Leipzig Chronicon, that is: Basic and detailed description of the churfürstl. Saxon world-famous trading city of Leipzig. The first book. From the origin and significance of taking this city, in whatever country, in what in front of a region, and at what elevation of the sky, Leipzig is located. Leipzig, around 1710.
literature
- Albrecht Kurzwelly : Boecklin, Johann Christoph . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 186 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boecklin, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1657 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1709 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |