Book ID: CBB001551241

Naturwahrheit und ästhetische Umsetzung: Alexander von Humboldt im Briefwechsel mit bildenden Künstlern (2013)

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Werner, Petra (Author)


Akademie-Verlag


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 539 pp.; ill.
Language: German

It started with copies in drawing lessons, followed by drawings of manatees, orchids, volcanoes. Early Alexander von Humboldt came to the conclusion that illustrations provide valuable text additions. Back from his trip to America, he worked with Joseph Anton Koch, Friedrich Wilhelm Gmelin and Gottlieb Schick, sought readers the "physiognomy of tropical landscape" through works by Rugendas, mountain, Bellermann wishes to do. Also Schinkel helped. Humboldt bought for the Prussian museums and the royal portraits a, acted as a mediator in auction (including the acquisition of collections Minutoli, Dorow, Koller), exchanged views on landscape painting from (Rumohr, scales). His work as Chamberlain and Chancellor of the Order of the Order Pour le Mérite, agent, promoter, as part of a huge network in a nearly 90-year life brought him into contact with almost all major artists and writers of his time. The author has analyzed Archival and art collections and has many tracks followed.

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Review Kanz, Kai Torsten (2014) Review of "Naturwahrheit und ästhetische Umsetzung: Alexander von Humboldt im Briefwechsel mit bildenden Künstlern". Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (pp. 400-402). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bleichmar, Daniela
Maria Enrica D'Agostini
Ulrich Päßler
Lacour, Pierr-Yves
Wulf, Andrea
Steigerwald, Joan
Concepts
Natural history
Visual representation; visual communication
Botany
Scientific illustration
Biographies
Travel; exploration
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
Places
France
Prussia (Germany)
Germany
Colombia
United States
Europe
Institutions
Berlin Zoological Museum
Anatomical-zootomical Museum in Berlin
Académie des Sciences, Paris
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