Johann Gottfried Flegel
Johann Gottfried Flegel (born May 18, 1815 in Leipzig , † December 27, 1881 in Leipzig) was a wood cutter , wood carver and paper restorer .
As an autodidact, Flegel devoted himself to the visual arts, in particular the art of woodcutting, and founded a studio for xylography (Greek art of woodcutting) in Leipzig , which he also signed with the first letter XA for Xylographische Anstalt . He was an excellent wood cutter, who mainly based on designs and drawings by Wilhelm von Kaulbach and Bernhard Neher the Elder. J. produced for the Leipzig publisher Georg Wiegand .
He created among other illustrations to Johann Peter Hebel Alemannic poems by Ludwig Richter , to life Duke Ernst the Pious by Heinrich Julius Schneider to John Overbecks Pompeii to Julius Schnorr illustrated Bible and the woodcuts of famous masters in faithful copies, published by Rudolph Weigel , emerged . Engravings for numerous newspapers and the Saxon people's calendar also come from his hand.
He also worked as a restorer for copperplate engravings and woodcuts. He was a member of the Leipzig Freemason Lodge Minerva to the three palms .
literature
- Flegel, Johann Gottfried . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 12 : Fiori-Fyt . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1916, p. 84 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Johann Gottfried Flegel . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 41, Saur, Munich a. a. 2004, ISBN 3-598-22781-7 , p. 138. XLI, 2004, p. 138
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| SURNAME | Flegel, Johann Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German wood cutter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1881 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |