Let us present one of Kranj’s famous sons, Janez Puhar, inventor of photography on glass.
Watch a short animated film showing his invention.
→ First Slovenian photographer.
→ One of the first famous daguerreotypists in Slovenia.
→ Inventor of photography on glass.
→ He put Slovenian innovation on the world map due to his development in photography.
→ A monument to him stands in the Prešeren Grove Park.
Janez Puhar was born on 26 August 1814, into a stonemason family in Kranj. He had a brother, Matija, and three sisters, Franca, Johana, and Terezija. He excelled in foreign languages, mathematics and natural sciences and he also enjoyed drawing. His physics and chemistry teacher, Janez Kersnik, inspired him to conduct various chemical experiments. Although he wanted to devote himself to art, he decided to become a priest at his mother’s request. In 1864, terminally ill with tuberculosis, he returned to his native Kranj and died at his home on 7 August.
Check out the Cabinet of Janez Puhar or his memorial house that invites visitors of all ages to learn about the secrets and the life of this interesting inventor. More information can be found HERE.
The first printed booklet on daguerreotype was published in 1839, and Puhar mastered this technique a year later. Daguerreotype is a unique light image on a silver-plated metal base. However, as this was a very demanding, time-consuming, and expensive technique, Puhar began to develop his own technique, called light painting. This technique was cheaper and easier, using glass plates.
Although Puhar discovered photography on glass earlier, he was overtaken by the Frenchman Abel Niepce in 1847 in terms of recognition in academic circles. Janez Puhar only managed to gain recognition in 1851 and 1852, and therefore remained in Niepce’s shadow.
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