Thomas Ender (3 November 1793,

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- 28 September 1875, Vienna) was an Austrian landscape painter and

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Life and work

He was born to Johann Ender, a junk dealer, and was the twin brother of Johann Nepomuk Ender, a

history painter 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 mythology, Greek and Roman my ...

. He and his brother were both enrolled at the

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, where he began by studying history painting with Hubert Maurer, but switched to landscape painting with Laurenz Janscha then, after Janscha's death in 1812, with

Joseph Mössmer Joseph Mössmer (20 May 1780 – 22 June 1845) was an Austrian painter and instructor at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Born in Vienna, he began his artistic training in 1796 under Friedrich August Brand. Later, as an instructor at the Acade ...

. He was awarded the Academy's first prize for landscape drawing. In 1817, after several study trips, he was awarded the "Great Painter's Prize". The winning canvas was purchased by Prince

Klemens von Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ( ; 15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich () or Prince Metternich, was a German statesman and diplomat in the service of the Austrian Empire. ...

, who became Ender's patron. This made it possible for him to take part in the Austrian Brazilian Expedition, during which he made over 700 drawings and watercolors. After his return, he accompanied Metternich to Rome and remained there, on a government pension, until 1823. After that, he worked for Metternich in

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and became a member of the Academy in 1824. Two years later, he made a study trip to Paris. He was named a

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to Archduke John in 1828. He accompanied him on a trip to the Middle East and Southern Russia in 1837; visiting Istanbul and Greece. Upon his return, he became a Professor at the Academy; a position he held until 1851, when he retired. His paintings grew to be very popular, and were often engraved by artists in England. In 1845, he received an appointment as an Imperial Councilor; a largely honorary title. In 1853, he was awarded the

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. He made extended visits to Italy in 1855 and 1857. A street in Vienna's

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district was named after him and his brother in 1922.

Selected paintings

File:Thomas Ender - Der Großglockner mit der Pasterze - 6068 - Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.jpg, The

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and the

Pasterze Glacier The Pasterze, at approximately 8.4 kilometres (5.2 mi) in length, is the longest glacier in Austria and in the Eastern Alps. It lies within the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia, directly beneath Austria's hi ...

File:Thomas Ender Blick auf die Zenoburg bei Meran c1845.jpg, The , near

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File:Thomas Ender Wehranlage mit Wasserrädern und Turm.jpg,

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System with Waterwheels File:Thomas Ender - View of Rio de Janeiro.jpg, View of

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File:Thomas Ender Dampfschiff Marianne im Sturm am Schwarzen Meer.jpg, The Steamship ''Marianne'' in a Storm on the

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...

Sources

* * * * Albertina (Vienna), ''„Von der Schönheit der Natur“ Die Kammermaler Erzherzog Johanns'', Exhibition catalog, Klaus Albrecht Schröder and Maria Luise Sternath (Eds.), "Thomas Ender", by Stefanie Hoffmann-Gudehus, pp. 150–214, 2015; Hirmer Verlag GmbH München,

External links

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Thomas Ender's landscape watercolors
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