Johann Christian Klengel (1751 - 1824)
1751-04-05Kesselsdorf, Germany1824-12-19Dresden, GermanyGermany
Johann Christian Klengel
Johann Christian Klengel was a German painter of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He is known as a landscape painter and printmaker, as well as a teacher.
Klengel created idyllic landscapes and compositions, often in morning or evening light. His collection Principes de dessins pour les paysages (Principles for the Design of Landscapes) for landscape painters, published in 1812, contained twelve folios. Klengel was also professor of landscape painting at the Dresden Academy from 1800.
Date and place of birt: | 5 april 1751, Kesselsdorf, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 19 december 1824, Dresden, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism |