Johann Rudolf Huber (21 April 1668 – 28 February 1748) was an eminent
Swiss
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portrait artist. Among his famous subjects were
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
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, father = Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
, mother = Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg
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, birth_place = Vienna, Austria
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, death_place = Vienna, Austria
, burial_place = Imperial Crypt, Vienna
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and
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller (also known as Albertus de Haller; 16 October 170812 December 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, encyclopedist, bibliographer and poet. A pupil of Herman Boerhaave, he is often referred to as "the f ...
.
Biography
Huber was born as the son of a landlord in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (B ...
. There, in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
,
Venice
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and
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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he learned to paint. In 1699 he was appointed court painter at the court in
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Sw ...
. He did portraits of nearly 5,000 of his contemporaries. He died in
Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (B ...
.
Huber was one of the most important Swiss painters of his time.
Sources
* ''Register der Contrafeit so ich nach dem Leben gemahldt habe'' (1683–1718),
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
The Kunst Museum Winterthur (English: The Winterthur Museum of Art) is an art museum in Winterthur, Switzerland run by the local ''Kunstverein''. From its beginnings, the activities of the Kunstverein Winterthur were focused on contemporary art - ...
,
doi:10.7891/e-manuscripta-48580
Further reading
* Maurice W. Brockwell, ''Catalogue of the pictures and other works of Art in the collection of Lord St. Oswald at Nostell Priory'', London: 1915.
*Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli, ''A Dictionary of Painters from the revival of art to the present period'', London: John Crowder 1805, p. 26
online* Manuel Kehrli: ''Sein Geist ist zu allem fähig. Der Maler, Sammler und Kunstkenner Johann Rudolf Huber (1668-1748).'' Basel 2010
content* ''Johann Rudolf Huber 1668-1748. Ein Maler der bernischen Gesellschaft zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts.'' (Catalogue), Jegenstorf 1982.
* Johann Caspar Füssli: ''Geschichte der besten Künstler in der Schweitz.'' Bd. 2 Orell, Gessner und Comp., Zurich 1757, S. 212-22
online
Gallery
File:BeatFischer.jpg, Beat Fischer (1697)
File:Johann Rudolf Sinner (1704) by Johann Rudolf Huber.tif
File:FL de Pesmes de Saint-Saphorin.png, François-Louis de Pêmes de St.Saphorin
File:Huber Carl III.Wilhelm.jpeg, Markgraf Carl III. Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach (1710)
File:Huber Marschall Menzingen.jpg, Marschall von Mentzingen
File:Congrès de Bade.jpg, Der Badener Friedenskongress (1714)
File:Huber Samuel Frisching II.jpg, Samuel Frisching
File:Huber Christoph Steiger.jpg, Christoph Steiger
File:Albrecht von Haller 1736.jpg, Albrecht von Haller
File:Huber unbekannte dame.jpeg, Portrait of an unknown woman
File:Huber Susanna Elisabetha Lupicki.jpg, Susanna Elisabetha Lupicki
File:110Friedrich Carl.jpg, Friedrich Karl von Württemberg, 1700
File:Huber Johann Rudolf Rudolf.jpg, Johann Rudolf Rudolf
File:Karl-friedrich-drollinger.jpg, Carl Friedrich Drollinger
File:Daniel Bernoulli 001.jpg, Daniel Bernoulli
File:File-Huber selbstportrait1710.jpg, self-portrait
External links
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1668 births
1748 deaths
17th-century Swiss painters
Swiss male painters
18th-century Swiss painters
18th-century Swiss male artists
Swiss portrait painters