Lukas Vischer (collector)
Lukas Vischer (1780-1840) was an amateur artist, traveler, and collector from Basel, Switzerland. During a nine-year residence in Mexico he assembled a notable collection of ancient Mexican sculptures and ceramics. Vischer's collection eventually formed a significant part of the holdings of the Museum of Cultures Basel (formerly the Ethnographic Museum Basel). It has been called one of the best European collections of pre-Columbian or Mesoamerican artifacts.
References
- Anders, Ferdinand; Margarete Pfister-Burkhalter, Christian F. Feest (1967). Lukas Vischer (1780-1840), Künstler, Reisender, Sammler: Ein Beitrag zur Ethnographie der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika sowie zur Archäologie und Volkskunde Mexikos. Hanover: Kommissionsverlag Münstermann-Druck. OCLC 7070705.
- Baer, Gerhard (1990). Altmexikanische Skulpturen der Sammlung Lukas Vischer, Museum für Völkerkunde Basel. Basel: Wepf. ISBN 3859770942.
- Bankmann, Ulf; Gerhard Baer (1996). Ancient Mexican Ceramics from the Lukas Vischer Collection, Ethnographic Museum Basel. Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt. ISBN 372450909X.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Vischer, Lukas |
| Alternative names |
Vischer, Lucas |
| Short description |
Swiss traveler and collector |
| Date of birth |
24 October 1780 |
| Place of birth |
Basel, Switzerland |
| Date of death |
23 December 1840 |
| Place of death |
Schloss Ebenrain, Sissach, Switzerland |