CHRISTOPH MEINERS
CHRISTOPH MEINERS (1747–1810), Professor of Philosophy
Englische Version
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG
GEORG CHRISTOPH LICHTENBERG (1742–1799), Professor of Mathematics and Experimental Physics
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SOPHIE MARGARETHE DOROTHEA FORKEL
SOPHIE MARGARETHE DOROTHEA FORKEL (1765–1853), One of the so-called “University Housekeepers”
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IMAGE PANEL OF TRUE-TO-SCALE RESTORATION OF A SILHOUETTE
IMAGE PANEL OF TRUE-TO-SCALE RESTORATION OF A SILHOUETTE Friedrich Christoph Müller: Detailed paper about silhouettes, restoration, decoration and reproduction. Frankfurt / Leipzig 1780, panel x State and University Library of Göttingen
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IMAGE PANEL OF A TRUE-TO-SCALE RESTORATION OF A SILHOUETTE USING A PANTOGRAPH
IMAGE PANEL OF A TRUE-TO-SCALE RESTORATION OF A SILHOUETTE USING A PANTOGRAPH, Friedrich Christoph Müller: Description of a simplified pantograph used for restoration of silhouettes […],, Münster / Hamm 1780, Tab. I, State and University Library of Göttingen
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COLLECTION OF SILHOUETTES OF THE PROFESSORS, STUDENTS, BEAUTIFUL SPIRITS, AS WELL AS SOME ELEGANT OBJECTS FROM GÖTTINGEN
COLLECTION OF SILHOUETTES OF THE PROFESSORS, STUDENTS, BEAUTIFUL SPIRITS, AS WELL AS SOME ELEGANT OBJECTS FROM GÖTTINGEN, Carl Schubert, Göttingen 1779, State and University Library of Göttingen, Digitalization
PHYSIOGNOMIC FRAGMENTS FOR THE PROMOTON OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE
PHYSIOGNOMIC FRAGMENTS FOR THE PROMOTON OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE, Johann Caspar Lavater, Volume 1, Leipzig / Winterthur 1775, State and University Library of Göttingen
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CHANGE OF MEDIA: FROM OIL PAINTING TO MEZZOTINT
To guarantee the authenticity of the illustrations, the copper engraver Haid created them in the presence of the original whenever possible. The painted originals were first detached from the frames, rolled up in parchment paper and, with the help of travelling tradesfolk, transported to Augsburg. A direct comparison between the oil painting by Georg Gottlob
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FAMOUS PROFESSORS: IMITATION AND EDIFICATION
From 1741 onwards, the journal “Bilder-sal” was published as a ten-volume series each with ten portraits for which one could register as buyer in advance. Back then, Augsburg was a centre for manufacture and distribution of graphic portraits. Pivotal for the “Bilder-sal” was the perception, widely spread by the 18th century, that the view of
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AS IF WORKED WITH A BRUSH – TECHNIQUE AND AESTHETICS OF THE MEZZOTINT
For the graphic execution of the portrait, Haid made use of a technique, known as mezzotint from the mid 17th century. While in copperplate engraving, the dark areas and lines are created by engraving the plate, the mezzotint process is exactly the opposite: The scraper tool is used to remove the light areas from the
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