Franz Eybl (1 April 1806 – 29 April 1880) was an Austrian painter.

Life

Eybl was born in the

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suburb of

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at Große Steingasse 136 (today Stumpergasse 55). By 1816, at the age of ten, he had already entered the

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in Vienna, studying under Josef Klieber and Josef Mössmer. Between 1820 and 1823 he studied under Johann Baptist von Lampi and Franz Caucig, reproducing antique statues and casts. Until 1828 he studied

history painting History painting is a genre in painting defined by its subject matter rather than any artistic style or specific period. History paintings depict a moment in a narrative story, most often (but not exclusively) Greek and Roman mythology and Bible ...

under

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and much of his work shows this. In 1825 Eybl won the Academy's

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and in 1828 the Lampi Prize. In 1830 he married Antonia Jordan. In 1843 Eybl became a member of the Academy.Constantin von Wurzbach, p120 Eybl died at his official residence in Belvedere and buried at Vienna's famous

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where notable figures such as

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and

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are interred. Eyblweg ("Eybl Way") in Leopoldau, Vienna was named after him in 1933. He died at the age of 74 in 1880.

Work

Franz Eybl devoted himself to

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and

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as well as history painting. After 1840 he became influenced by

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in his use of light. He painted many portraits, and counted himself one of the most important portrait painters in 19th century Austria alongside

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. Eybl made over 400

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portraits and is comparable with the prolific

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in this aspect.

List of works

* ''Ein slowakischer Zwiebelverkäufer'' ("A Slovakian Onion-Seller") (Budapest,

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), 1835, oil on cardboard, 25 x 29.5 cm (10" x 11.5") * ''Ramsauer Bäuerin am Spinnrad'' ("Farmer Woman from Ramsau at the Spinning Wheel") (Vienna,

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), around 1836, oil on wood * ''Bildnis Frau Nadassy'' ("Portrait of Mrs Nadassy") (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1839, oil on wood, 29 x 23 cm (11.5" x 9") * ''Selbstporträt mit Hut'' ("Self-portrait with Hat") (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), around 1840, oil on canvas, 70 x 56 cm (27" x 22") * ''Selbstporträt vor rotem Grund'' (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1843, oil on canvas * ''Bildnis einer Dame im Lehnstuhl'' (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1846, oil on canvas, 111 x 91 cm (43.5" x 36") * ''Karl Gustav Wittmann auf dem Totenbett'' (

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), 1847, watercolour * ''Das Innere einer Schmiede'' (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1847, oil on canvas * ''Lesendes Mädchen'' ("Reading Girl") (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1850, oil on canvas, 53 x 41 cm (21" x 16") * ''Ein alter Bettler'' (Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere), 1856, oil on wood, 40 x 31 cm (15.5" x 12") * ''Graf Miklós Wesselényi der Jüngere'' (Budapest,

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), oil on linen, 94 x 75.5 cm (37" x 29.5")

Bibliography

* Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'' in 37 volumes 1907-1950 * Dr Ingrid Kastel; ''Franz Eybl 1806-1880''; University of Vienna Arts Faculty dissertation, 1983 * ''Eybl, Franz''. In

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: ''Biographisches Lexikon des Kaisertums Österreich''. Volume 4. Vienna 1858. Available online a
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References

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