Johann Venuto

Johann Anton Venuto , Czech Jan Antonín Venuto (born May 24, 1746 in Jaispitz , † April 1, 1833 in Königgrätz ) was a Bohemian clergyman, watercolorist, draftsman and cartographer. He gained fame primarily through his vedute of castles and towns in Bohemia and Moravia.

Life

Venuto studied theology at the Olomouc Jesuit College from 1763 to 1768 . On May 28, 1768 he was ordained a deacon in Kremsier . Venuto was later ordained a priest for the benefit of the Diocese of Olomouc and was ceremonial of the suffragan bishop . From 1770 to 1772 Venuto worked as a cooperator in Ingrowitz . On the mediation of his friend and sponsor, the Königgrätz pastor Johann Leopold von Hay , Venuto then went to Königgrätz. In 1785 he took over a seat in the cathedral chapter of St. Ghost. He exercised his office as canon on the Königgrätzer Kapitel into old age. Venuto was buried in Chrast .

Works

The Benedictine monastery of Sazawa Kaurzimer Kr., Which was repealed in 1786. Joan. Venuto 1822

Desert Castle Genstein Kauřzimer Kreis after Pucherna painted by Joann Venuto in 1820

Koenigl. Mining town owl, Kauřzimer circle repainted by Joann Venuto 1821.jpg

Venuto perfected his extraordinary drawing talent autodidactically. He produced a large number of watercolors with city and castle views, most of which were engraved in copper in Prague by Georg Döbler , Wenzel Berger and Anton Pucherna .

In addition, Venuto drew a map of the Diocese of Königgrätz , which was also engraved in copper. He drew the mint for Nikolaus Adaukt Voigt's “Description of the previously known Bohemian coins” (1771).

• "Eger Castle", Joh. Venuto del. 1806, W. Berger sc., Pragae 1807
• "The Liebenstein Castle in Bohemia", Joh. Venuto del. 1807, A. Pucherna sc. 1808
• "Nachod", Joh. Venuto del., W. Berger sc. 1805
• "Seeberg in Bohemia, a castle", Joh. Venuto del. 1807, A. Pucherna sc. Pragae 1808
• "Senftenberg, a castle in Bohemia", Joh. Venuto del. 1795, W. Berger sc. Pragae 1806
• "Swogssicz", Joh. Venuto del. 1795, Berger fec. 1802
• "Swogssicz", from the other side, J. Venuto del. 1795, Berger fec. 1802

literature

• Gottfried Johann Dlabacz: General historical artist lexicon for Bohemia and in part also for Moravia and Silesia (Prague 1815, Haase, 4 °.) Vol. III, Sp. 394.
• Constantin von Wurzbach : Venuto, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 50th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1884, p. 111 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Joann Venuto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Johann Venuto in the catalog of the German National Library
• Entry at abART
• Biography and work gallery on hrady-zriceniny.cz