Johann Leonhard Raab
Steel engraving after Arthur von Ramberg , Schiller-Galerie , around 1859
Johann Leonhard Raab (born March 29, 1825 in Schwaningen near Ansbach , † April 2, 1899 in Munich ) was a German etcher , copper and steel engraver and painter.
Life
Raab received his training from Carl Mayer and Albert Christoph Reindel in Nuremberg , and from 1845 in Munich. Then he worked in Nuremberg. From 1869 to 1895 he was director of the copper engraving school at the Munich Art Academy and inspired the work of many of his students with his engravings, such as B. Max Barascudts , Constantin Bauer , Ignaz Gaugengigl , Peter Halm and Heinrich Strieffler . After his retirement, on the occasion of which he was awarded the title of a real secret councilor, the copper engraving school was closed as out of date.
Raab was married to Anna Elisabetha Sonnenleiter († 1863). The marriage resulted in three daughters, including Doris Raab (* 1851), whom he trained as a copperplate engraver and etcher. In 1865 he married Babette Grossmeyer.
Works
Raab made numerous engravings after paintings by old masters and by painters of the 19th century.
- Based on templates from Friedrich Pecht and Arthur von Ramberg , Raab stood out
- for the Schiller Gallery published in 1859 , as well as
- for the Goethe Gallery , published in 1864 .
- Raab supplied larger panels for the Kunstverein Hannover on the subject of Luther burns the bull (1860) and posting the theses (1864)
literature
- Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the 19th century, contribution to art history. Volume 2, Dresden 1898, p. 339 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hyacinth Holland : Raab, Johann Leonhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 181 f.
- Manfred H. Grieb (Hrsg.): Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon . Visual artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century. KG Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-091296-8 , p. 1188.
Web links
- Entry in the matriculation database of the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Figures , in: Schiller Gallery. Characters from Schiller's works. Drawn by Friedrich Pecht and Arthur von Ramberg, fifty sheets in steel engraving with explanatory texts by Friedrich Pecht , FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1859, pages (without number) directly after the foreword.
- ↑ Goethe Gallery. Characters from Goethe's works. Drawn by Friedrich Pecht and Arthur von Ramberg. Fifty sheets in steel engraving with explanatory texts by Friedrich Pecht , FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1864 ( archive.org ).
- ^ Hyacinth Holland: Raab, Johann Leonhard
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raab, Johann Leonhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German etcher, copper and steel engraver and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwaningen near Ansbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1899 |
| Place of death | Munich |