Philip Weilbach

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Philip Weilbach

Philip Weilbach (born August 5, 1834 in Usserød ; died November 22, 1900 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish academy secretary, librarian and art historian .

Life

Weilbach was the son of the factory owner and judiciary Johan Philip Weilbach (* 1786, † 1856) and his wife Martha Chrestence (née Muus, * 1794, † 1866). After completing his studies in philosophy, aesthetics and art history at Borgerdydskole in Christianshavn in 1852 (without a final exam), he pursued art history studies and wrote articles for magazines and journals. He also devoted himself to poetry and in 1855 published a collection of poems entitled Anakreontea - Lyriske Digte . He deepened his studies in art history, where he was influenced by Niels Laurits Andreas Høyens work. From February 1860 to July 1862 he stayed in Rome, where he worked as secretary to the Danish consul Johan Bravo . During a stay in Florence in 1862 he made a study of Lorenzo Ghiberti . In 1872 he published a book about the life and work of the painter Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg . For Herman Wilhelm Bissen , who died in 1868 , he wrote a memorial in 1898 (To commemorate his work for the promotion of public education). He also made a commemorative font for Niels Laurits Høyen, who died in 1870, on his 100th birthday.

From 1871 to 1879 he translated the general world history of Cesare Cantù together with Edvard Holm . He became known for the Dansk Kunstnerlexikon (title from 1877 to 1878). The second, expanded edition appeared from 1896 to 1897 under the title Nyt dansk kunstnerlexikon . In addition to these works, Weilbach wrote numerous articles for other reference works, including for the Nordisk Konversationslexikon , Dansk biografisk leksikon , Illustreret Tidende or Den danske Arkitektforenings Meddelelser .

Later he made short trips to Germany, England, France, Italy and Sweden. From 1883 until his death he was the successor to Julius Lange (1838-1896) as librarian and secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1892 he was made a knight of the Order of Dannebrog .

Weilbach was married twice:

  • Since December 11, 1860 with Cécilie Adolfine (nee Ammitzbøll, May 30, 1826 - October 18, 1883) in Rome.
  • Since March 19, 1886 with Emma Emilie Frederikke (née Dreyer, January 14, 1851 - March 24, 1900).

At the request of Weilbach's son Frederik Weilbach (August 28, 1863 - December 4, 1937) Merete Bodelsen and Povl Engelstoft published a new edition of the lexicon under the title Weilbach's Kunstnerleksikon Volumes I – III between 1947 and 1952 . As early as 1917, Frederik Weilbach had campaigned for a new edition. Together with Otto Andrup and Peter Hertz, and later Sigurd Schultz joined them, they formed a committee that was supported in the project by the Carlsberg Foundation . By 1931 they put together materials for the new edition, which was only published after Frederik Weilbach's death.

Fonts (selection)

  • Anakreontea: Lyriske Digte . Copenhagen 1855, OCLC 473455366 (Danish).
  • Dramatic talk . FH Eibe, Copenhagen 1855, OCLC 41629268 (Danish).
  • The ensomme . In: Nordisk universitets-tidskrift (=  Fjerde Aargangs tredie Hefte ). Copenhagen 1858, p. 33–49 (Danish, runeberg.org - review).
  • The famous Broncedøre for Hovedindgangen til Baptisteriet i Florens, udførte af Lorenzo Ghiberti . Copenhagen 1862, OCLC 874445328 (Danish).
  • Konst and Aesthetik: Historiske and Kritiske bidrag . GEC Gad Forlag, Copenhagen 1870 ( archive.org ).
  • Painting CV Eckersbergs Levned og Værker . Copenhagen 1872, OCLC 472202171 (Danish).
  • Dansk Kunstnerlexikon . AF Høst & Søn, Copenhagen 1877, OCLC 472541247 (Danish).
  • Nyt Dansk Kunstnerlexikon . 2nd, expanded edition. Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1896, OCLC 313776617 (Danish).
  • HV bite: Et Mineskrift . Copenhagen 1898, OCLC 462475535 (Danish).
  • NL Höyen paa 100 days for Hans Fødsel . Copenhagen 1898, OCLC 488061902 (Danish, with Jacob Helms).

literature

Web links

Commons : Philip Weilbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handbook of the historical book collections in Germany, Austria and Europe (Fabian Handbook): Art Academy (Copenhagen). uni-goettingen.de, accessed on June 6, 2019 (In the text: 1st inventory history - 1.7).
  2. ^ Cesare Cantù, Philip Weilbach, Edvard Holm: Verdenshistorie, efter Cesare Cantù; storia universale, niende italienske originaludgave . 7 volumes. Forlagsbureauet, Copenhagen 1871.
  3. ^ Christian Elling: Philip Weilbach . In: Svend Cedergreen Bech , Svend Dahl (eds.): Dansk biografisk leksikon . Founded by Carl Frederik Bricka , continued by Povl Engelstoft. 3. Edition. tape 15 : Treschow – Wold . Gyldendal, Copenhagen 1984, ISBN 87-01-77513-8 (Danish, biografiskleksikon.lex.dk ).
  4. ^ Sigurd Müller : Weilbach, Philip . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 18 : Ubbe – Wimpffen . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1904, p. 365-366 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
personal data
SURNAME Weilbach, Philip
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish academy secretary, librarian and art historian
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Usserød
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1900
Place of death Copenhagen