Twee scènes uit Gellert's Fabelen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
110; 127
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie, a prolific Polish-German engraver and illustrator active in the 18th, created *Twee scènes uit Gell's Fabelen* in 1776. This etching captures two scenes from the moral fables of Christian Fürgott Gellert, a beloved German poet whose works emphasized virtue, humility, and human folly during the Enlightenment era. Chodcki, director of the Berlin Academy of, was renowned for his intricate book illustrations that brought literary narratives to life with vivid, relatable detail. Measuring just 110mm high by 127mm wide, this small-scale etching exemplifies the technical pr...
About the Artist
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1726–1801
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Polish-Huguenot descent who became the most celebrated graphic artist in 18th-century Germany. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment. Largely self-taught, Chodowiecki moved to Berlin in 1743 and ach...