''Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon'' (Weilbach's Biographical Dictionary of Artists) is a Danish biographical dictionary of artists and architects. The current edition, which is also freely accessible online, contains the biographies of some 8,000 Danish artists and architects.

History

The first edition, ''Dansk Konstnerlexikon'' (1878), was the work of

Philip Weilbach Philip Weilbach (5 August 1834, Usserød – 22 November 1900, Copenhagen) was a Danish art historian and encyclopedist. He is remembered above all for his pioneering work on the early editions of the biographical dictionary, ''Weilbachs Kunstne ...

which he expanded into the two-volume ''Nyt dansk Kunstnerlexikon'' in 1897. In subsequent editions, it became the standard reference work on all notable Danish artists and architects. The third edition, under the auspices of a committee, was published in three volumes (1947–1952) and was said to provide biographical details and information on Danish artists including painters, architects, sculptors, conservators, stonemasons, engineers, lithographers, engravers, stucco artists and miniaturists.

Current edition

The fourth edition of ''Weilbach'', edited by Sys Hartmann, was published in nine volumes in 1994–2000 with the biographies of almost 8,000 artists and architects. Since 1996, an online, freely accessible digitized version of the fourth edition has been available as the major component of ''Kunstindeks Danmark''."Kunstindekx Danmark"
''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

References

External links

Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
(English home page to Danish database). {{Authority control Danish biographical dictionaries Encyclopedias of art Biographies about artists