August-Franz Semmler ( him. August Semmler ; 1825 - 1893 ) - German engraver .
| August-Franz Semmler | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1825 |
| Date of death | 1893 |
| Citizenship |  Germany |
Biography
Portrait of Carl Rumor by August Semmler
Pupil of Genning and Negera at the Leipzig Academy of Fine Arts (now Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig ). Improved engraving under the guidance of Steinl in Dresden . He traveled in 1851 and 1853 in Germany and Austria , visited Paris and Belgium , after which he lived and worked in Dresden .
His works are distinguished by the certainty of the incisor and the grace of the stroke; Of these, the most noteworthy ones are: “Judith with the Head of Holofernes” by Philip Feith [1] , “Madonna with Carnations” by Raphael , Dresden's Madonna Murillo , “Three Sisters” , also from the Dresden picture of Palma the Elder , and several portraits of German poets.
Notes
- ↑ Judith with the Head of Holofernes (English)
Links
- Semmler, August-Franz // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.