Beaker with view of the Karlskirche, Vienna

Gottlob Samuel Mohn

1816 · Glass, enameled and gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

View of the Karlskirche, or Church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Vienna), in bright translucent enamel. The artist, Gottlob Samuel Mohn, was the son of Samuel Mohn (1762–1815) of Dresden, the creator of highly translucent enamels for painting on glass with miniature, delicate effects. Gottlob went to Vienna in 1811 and there communicated the art to Anton Kothgasser and other glass painters.

Artist

Gottlob Samuel Mohn

Date

1816

Medium

Glass, enameled and gilt

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid, 1982