Wenceslaus of Olomouc
Wenceslas von Olomouc was a late medieval copperplate engraver and goldsmith from Moravia , whose traditional creative period spanned the last two decades of the 15th century . His copper engraving The Gypsy Family is one of the oldest depictions of Gypsies in Bohemia and Moravia. A total of almost 100 copperplate engravings have survived, most of which are copies of foreign originals (such as originals from Martin Schongauer and the house book master , as well as the caricature of the Reformation pope donkey). In contrast, his goldsmith work and ornament designs are considered his own creations.
literature
- Joseph Eduard Wessely : Olmütz, Wenzel von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 312 f.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wenzel von Olmütz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 55th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1887, p. 23 ( digitized version ).
- M. Lehrs: Wenzel von Olmütz. The list of copper engravings by Wenzel von Olomouc together with the list of sheets that were erroneously ascribed to him , Dresden 1889
- Fritz Koreny / Jane Campbell Hutchison / Adam von Bartsch : Early German artists - Israhel van Meckenem, Wenzel von Olmütz and German Monogrammists , New York 1981, ISBN 089835000X .
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| SURNAME | Wenceslaus of Olomouc |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | late medieval engraver and goldsmith |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th century or 16th century |