Karl Joseph Brodtmann
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Karl Joseph/Ioseph Brodtmann (1787 Überlingen
- 1862 Basel
), was an accomplished Swiss artist and lithographer, as well as a printmaker, publisher and bookseller who worked in Zurich
and Schaffhausen
.
Brodtmann's natural history lithographs include Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
's works on reptiles and birds, published in the early 1830s. Brodtmann also
produced natural history lithographs, as Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.
Brodtmann produced his lithographs in the post-Linnaean 'Age of Enlightenment'. Natural history specimens were depicted in hand-coloured sets for
the use of biologists and the aristocracy, the latter who were not only great patrons of the arts and sciences, but included many who were actively
interested in the fauna and flora. The artists respected scientific accuracy and often displayed a remarkable sense of aesthetics.
Überlingen
Überlingen is a city on the northern shore of Lake Constance . After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis , and a central point for the outlying communities...
- 1862 Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
), was an accomplished Swiss artist and lithographer, as well as a printmaker, publisher and bookseller who worked in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
and Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....
.
Brodtmann's natural history lithographs include Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz was a Swiss physician and naturalist.Schinz was born at Zurich and studied medicine at Würzburg and Jena, returning to Zurich in 1798 to practice...
's works on reptiles and birds, published in the early 1830s. Brodtmann also
produced natural history lithographs, as Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche.
Brodtmann produced his lithographs in the post-Linnaean 'Age of Enlightenment'. Natural history specimens were depicted in hand-coloured sets for
the use of biologists and the aristocracy, the latter who were not only great patrons of the arts and sciences, but included many who were actively
interested in the fauna and flora. The artists respected scientific accuracy and often displayed a remarkable sense of aesthetics.
Selected publications
- Schinz, H.R., Brodtmann K.I: Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel. Brodtmann's lithographische Kunstanstalt, Leipzig 1819-30, 2 vols.
- Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche, circa 1824.
- Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Reptilien, (1833).