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German artist (1650–1717)
Johanna Sibylla Kraus
BornJohanna Sibylla Küsel
1650
Augsburg
Died1717

Johanna Sibylla Kraus (née Küsel; 1650 – 1717) was a German printmaker from Augsburg.

Kraus was born in Augsburg as the daughter of Melchior Küsel. She was taught by her father and assisted his pupil Johann Ulrich Kraus, whom she married and continued to work with.

Gallery

Four designs of tapestries after Charles Le Brun, copied from engravings by Sebastien Le Clerc:

  • Fire Fire
  • Air Air
  • Water Water
  • Earth Earth

References

  1. Félibien, André; Krauss, Johann Ulrich; Krauss, Johanna Sybylla; Le Clerc, Sébastien; Le Brun, Charles; Bailly, Jacques (July 28, 1690). "Tapisseries du roy, ou sont representez les quatre elemens et les quatre saisons : avec les devises qvi les accompagnent & leur explication = Königliche französische Tapezereyen, oder überauss schöne Sinn-Bilder, in welchen die vier Element, samt den vier Jahr-Zeiten, neben den Dencksprüchen und ihren Ausslegungen, vorgestellet werden". [Augsburg : Krauss – via Internet Archive.


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