Joseph Caspar
Joseph Anton Johann Nepomuk Caspar (born February 17, 1799 in Rorschach , Switzerland, † February 22, 1880 in Berlin ) was a Swiss painter and engraver .
At the age of 16 Caspar went to Rome to study by copying the old masters. With the advice and recommendation of Wilhelm von Schadow , Caspar went to Berlin in 1820 and settled there as a freelance artist.
Privy Councilor von Beuth advised Caspar to specialize in the art of copperplate engraving and supported him financially. Caspar was therefore able to study in Milan for about four years as a student of Giuseppe Longhi and Pietro Anderloni .
From 1826 Caspar lived again in Berlin, where he was soon appointed librarian at the academy .
Works (selection)
- Saint Barbara (after Giovanni Antonio Beltraffio )
- Thomas of Savoy (after Anthony van Dyck )
- Saint Anthony (after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo )
- The nine muses (after Karl Wilhelm Wach )
literature
- Gero Seelig: Caspar, Joseph Anton Johann Nepomuk . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 17, Saur, Munich a. a. 1997, ISBN 3-598-22757-4 , p. 115.
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| SURNAME | Caspar, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caspar, Joseph Anton Johann Nepomuk (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rorschach , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1880 |
| Place of death | Berlin |