Karl August Böttiger (8 June 1760 – 17 November 1835) was a German archaeologist and classicist, and a prominent member of the literary and artistic circles in Weimar and Jena.[1]
Böttiger was born in Reichenbach, in the kingdom of Saxony,[2] and educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig. Under the influence of Johann Gottfried Herder, he was for 13 years headmaster at the gymnasium and consistorial councillor[2] in Weimar, from 1790 to 1804. For the remaining 31 years of his life, he resided at Dresden as director of the Museum of Antiquities, and was active as a journalist and public lecturer. As a schoolmaster, he had published a considerable number of pedagogic and philological programs. In 1810, Böttiger with Swiss painter Heinrich Meyer released a monograph on the painting in the Vatican known as the "Aldobrandini marriage". His archaeological works, mainly produced at Dresden, fall into three groups:
The first of these is private antiquities, best represented by his Sabina, or morning scenes in the dressing room of a wealthy Roman lady (German: Sabina, oder Morgenszenen im Putzzimmer einer reichen Römerin; 1803, 2 vols.; 2nd ed., 1806), which was translated into French and served as a model for Wilhelm Adolf Becker's Gallus and Charicles.[3] The second, the Greek theatre, which Böttiger had been interested in since his time as a drama critic in Weimar; his unfavorable review of August Wilhelm Schlegel's Ion was withdrawn at the request of Goethe. It was mainly as a schoolmaster in Weimar that he wrote his papers on the distribution of the parts, on the masks and dresses, and on the machinery of the ancient stage, as well as a dissertation on the masks of the Furies in 1801. Thirdly, he worked in the domain of ancient art and mythology; his work in this area was popular but, according to some 20th-century critics, superficial.[1]
His accomplishments in Dresden led him to be noticed by the court of the Kingdom of Saxony, and he was the Aulic councilor of the kings of Saxony.[4] Böttiger supplied the descriptive letter-press to the 1797 German edition of Tischbein's reproductions from William Hamilton's second collection of Greek vases, and thus introduced the study of Greek vase-painting into Germany. He published lectures on the history of ancient sculpture in 1806, and painting in 1811, and edited the three volumes of an archaeological periodical called Amalthea from 1820 to 1825, which included contributions from the most eminent classical archaeologists of the day.[1]
Medal Karl August Böttiger 1830Medal Karl August Böttiger 1835
In 1832 Böttiger was elected a member of the French Institute.[2] He died in Dresden.[5] His pupil, who edited many of Böttiger's works after his death, was the German classicistKarl Julius Sillig. There are two medals that were commissioned for him. One on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1830 and the other after he died.[6]
His son, Karl Wilhelm Böttiger (15 August 1790 – 26 November 1862; not to be confused with the Swedish writer Carl Wilhelm Böttiger), was a historian and biographer of his father. He wrote Karl August Böttiger. Eine biographische Skizze, a biographical sketch (Leipzig, 1837). From his father's papers, he edited the posthumous work Litterarische Zustände und Zeitgenossen (Literary circumstances and contemporaries, 2 vols., Leipzig, 1838).[2][5] Karl Wilhelm Böttiger contributed the history of Saxony to Heeren and Ukert's Europäische Staatengeschichte, and his Allgemeine Geschichte für Schule und Haus (Universal history for school and home) and Deutsche Geschichte für Schule und Haus (German history for school and home) passed through many editions. From 1821 until his death he was professor of history in Erlangen.[5]
Worksedit
Griechische Vasengemälde (1797–1800)
Ideen zur Archäologie der Malerei, i. (1811)
Kunstmythologie (1811)
Vorlesungen und Aufsätze zur Alterthumskunde (1817)
Amalthea (1821–1825)
Ideen zur Kunstmythologie (1826–1836)
Opuscula et Carmine Latino (1837)
Kleine Schriften, includes a complete 56-page list of his works (1837–1838)
^Peck, Harry Thurston (1911). A History of Classical Philology from the Seventh Century, B.C. to the Twelfth Century, A.D. New York: Macmillan & Co. p. 428.
^Strang, John (1831). Germany in MDCCCXXXI. London: John Macrone. pp. 107–108.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Böttiger, Karl August" . The American Cyclopædia.
^http://hdl.handle.net/10900/100742 S. Krmnicek und M. Gaidys, Gelehrtenbilder. Altertumswissenschaftler auf Medaillen des 19. Jahrhunderts. Begleitband zur online-Ausstellung im Digitalen Münzkabinett des Instituts für Klassische Archäologie der Universität Tübingen, in: S. Krmnicek (Hrsg.), Von Krösus bis zu König Wilhelm. Neue Serie Bd. 3 (Tübingen 2020), 42-46.
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Karl August Bottiger 8 June 1760 17 November 1835 was a German archaeologist and classicist and a prominent member of the literary and artistic circles in Weimar and Jena 1 Karl August BottigerKarl Bottiger Painted by Gerhard von Kugelgen ca 1812 Tartu University LibraryBorn 1760 06 08 8 June 1760ReichenbachDied 1835 11 17 17 November 1835 aged 75 DresdenNationalityGermanOccupation s Archaeologist and Classicist Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBiography edit nbsp Karl Bottiger Bottiger was born in Reichenbach in the kingdom of Saxony 2 and educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig Under the influence of Johann Gottfried Herder he was for 13 years headmaster at the gymnasium and consistorial councillor 2 in Weimar from 1790 to 1804 For the remaining 31 years of his life he resided at Dresden as director of the Museum of Antiquities and was active as a journalist and public lecturer As a schoolmaster he had published a considerable number of pedagogic and philological programs In 1810 Bottiger with Swiss painter Heinrich Meyer released a monograph on the painting in the Vatican known as the Aldobrandini marriage His archaeological works mainly produced at Dresden fall into three groups The first of these is private antiquities best represented by his Sabina or morning scenes in the dressing room of a wealthy Roman lady German Sabina oder Morgenszenen im Putzzimmer einer reichen Romerin 1803 2 vols 2nd ed 1806 which was translated into French and served as a model for Wilhelm Adolf Becker s Gallus and Charicles 3 The second the Greek theatre which Bottiger had been interested in since his time as a drama critic in Weimar his unfavorable review of August Wilhelm Schlegel s Ion was withdrawn at the request of Goethe It was mainly as a schoolmaster in Weimar that he wrote his papers on the distribution of the parts on the masks and dresses and on the machinery of the ancient stage as well as a dissertation on the masks of the Furies in 1801 Thirdly he worked in the domain of ancient art and mythology his work in this area was popular but according to some 20th century critics superficial 1 His accomplishments in Dresden led him to be noticed by the court of the Kingdom of Saxony and he was the Aulic councilor of the kings of Saxony 4 Bottiger supplied the descriptive letter press to the 1797 German edition of Tischbein s reproductions from William Hamilton s second collection of Greek vases and thus introduced the study of Greek vase painting into Germany He published lectures on the history of ancient sculpture in 1806 and painting in 1811 and edited the three volumes of an archaeological periodical called Amalthea from 1820 to 1825 which included contributions from the most eminent classical archaeologists of the day 1 nbsp Medal Karl August Bottiger 1830 nbsp Medal Karl August Bottiger 1835 In 1832 Bottiger was elected a member of the French Institute 2 He died in Dresden 5 His pupil who edited many of Bottiger s works after his death was the German classicist Karl Julius Sillig There are two medals that were commissioned for him One on the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1830 and the other after he died 6 His son Karl Wilhelm Bottiger 15 August 1790 26 November 1862 not to be confused with the Swedish writer Carl Wilhelm Bottiger was a historian and biographer of his father He wrote Karl August Bottiger Eine biographische Skizze a biographical sketch Leipzig 1837 From his father s papers he edited the posthumous work Litterarische Zustande und Zeitgenossen Literary circumstances and contemporaries 2 vols Leipzig 1838 2 5 Karl Wilhelm Bottiger contributed the history of Saxony to Heeren and Ukert s Europaische Staatengeschichte and his Allgemeine Geschichte fur Schule und Haus Universal history for school and home and Deutsche Geschichte fur Schule und Haus German history for school and home passed through many editions From 1821 until his death he was professor of history in Erlangen 5 Works editGriechische Vasengemalde 1797 1800 Ideen zur Archaologie der Malerei i 1811 Kunstmythologie 1811 Vorlesungen und Aufsatze zur Alterthumskunde 1817 Amalthea 1821 1825 Ideen zur Kunstmythologie 1826 1836 Opuscula et Carmine Latino 1837 Kleine Schriften includes a complete 56 page list of his works 1837 1838 Notes edit a b c Sandys John Edwin 1908 A History of Classical Scholarship Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 70 74 ISBN 9780524034224 a b c d Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Bottiger Karl August New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead Peck Harry Thurston 1911 A History of Classical Philology from the Seventh Century B C to the Twelfth Century A D New York Macmillan amp Co p 428 Strang John 1831 Germany in MDCCCXXXI London John Macrone pp 107 108 a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Ripley George Dana Charles A eds 1879 Bottiger Karl August The American Cyclopaedia http hdl handle net 10900 100742 S Krmnicek und M Gaidys Gelehrtenbilder Altertumswissenschaftler auf Medaillen des 19 Jahrhunderts Begleitband zur online Ausstellung im Digitalen Munzkabinett des Instituts fur Klassische Archaologie der Universitat Tubingen in S Krmnicek Hrsg Von Krosus bis zu Konig Wilhelm Neue Serie Bd 3 Tubingen 2020 42 46 References editChisholm Hugh ed 1911 Bottiger Karl August Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Bottiger amp oldid 1162402598, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
