August Kopisch (1799 - 1853)

August Kopisch

August Kopisch was a German painter of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a landscape painter and poet.

Kopisch began his path in art with painting, but switched to literature due to a hand injury. He studied at art academies in Dresden, Prague and Vienna. His paintings were characterized by bright colors. There are 23 known paintings by Kopisch, but some of them have not survived. One of his most notable masterpieces is the 1848 painting Pontic Moorlands at Sunset.

As a poet, Kopisch also left his mark on German literature and art. He notably translated Dante's Divine Comedy and Italian folk songs into German.