Johann Karl Schultz
Johann Karl Schultz (born May 5, 1801 in Danzig ; † June 12, 1873 in Danzig) was a German painter .
Schultz first learned at the Danzig Academy under Johann Adam Breysig and from 1820 at the Academy in Berlin under Johann Erdmann Hummel . Finally he went to Munich in 1823, where he trained as an architectural painter following Lorenzo Quaglio . In 1824 he made a trip to Italy , stayed there until 1828, then settled in Berlin and in 1832 was appointed director of the Danzig Art School as Breysig's successor. He died on June 12, 1873.
Works
Johann Karl Schultz painted very lifelike and exact architectural pictures, mostly based on Italian motifs. He used both pencil and watercolors for this . In the years 1845–68, the splendid work “Danzig und seine Bauwerke” (2nd edition, Berl. 1872, 54 sheets) and later 12 sheets of views from Danzig, Hela, Oliva etc. (“ Tutti frutti ”, das. 1874), also etchings .
literature
- R. Bergau: Schultz, Johann Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, pp. 717-722.
- R. Bergau: JC Schultz in Danzig . In: Old Prussian monthly . Volume 3, Königsberg i. Pr. 1866, pp. 448-453.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schultz, Johann Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1873 |
| Place of death | Danzig |