Josef Abel
(1764–1818) Austrian painter, etcher (1764–1818)
Josef Abel (1764–1818) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Josef Abel belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
Josef Abel was born in Aschach an der Donau and died in Vienna. Josef Abel trained at Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Josef Abel studied under Heinrich Füger. Josef Abel worked in Rome, Vienna, and Italy. The students included Józef Brodowski the Elder.
The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 7 works by Josef Abel with free images. The dated works span the years 1800–1816. Works by Josef Abel are held by Museet för sköna konster, Budapest, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, and Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Isaac Cruikshank, Benjamin Latrobe, Grigory Ugryumov, Barbara Krafft, and Zygmunt Vogel.