Beaker with view of the Stephansdom, Vienna

Gottlob Samuel Mohn

1812 · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

View of the Stephansdom, or Saint Stephen's Cathedral (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

1812

Medium

Glass

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Munsey Fund, 1927