Emil Gottlieb Schuback (28 June 1820, in

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– 14 March 1902, in

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) was a German

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painter and

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He received his first painting lessons from

Gerdt Hardorff Gerdt Hardorff (11 May 1769, Steinkirchen - 19 May 1864, Hamburg) was a German painter, art collector and drawing teacher. He is sometimes referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from his son, Gerdt, who also became a painter. Biography H ...

at the

Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums The ''Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums'' ( ''Academic School of the Johanneum'', short: Johanneum) is a Gymnasium (or Grammar School ) in Hamburg, Germany. It is Hamburg's oldest school and was founded in 1529 by Johannes Bugenhagen. The school's f ...

in Hamburg and became a member of the . At the age of sixteen, he went to Munich, where he studied with

Peter von Cornelius Peter von Cornelius (23 September 1783, Düsseldorf – 6 March 1867, Berlin) was a German painter; one of the main representatives of the Nazarene movement. Life Early years Cornelius was born in Düsseldorf. From the age of twelve he attend ...

and

Heinrich Maria von Hess Heinrich Maria von Hess (19 April 1798 in Düsseldorf - 29 Märch 1863 in Munich) was a German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement. Biography Hess was born at Düsseldorf and brought up to the profession of art by his father, the engra ...

at the

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. Working with Cornelius led him to become involved with the

Nazarene movement The epithet Nazarene was adopted by a group of early 19th-century German Romantic painters who aimed to revive spirituality in art. The name Nazarene came from a term of derision used against them for their affectation of a biblical manner of c ...

so, in 1844, he went to Rome to join a group of like-minded German artists there; including

Heinrich Dreber Heinrich Dreber, known as Franz-Dreber (9 January 1822, in Dresden – 3 August 1875, in Anticoli Corrado), was a German landscape art, landscape painter. Biography Living in the house of a relation whose name Franz he adopted, he frequented t ...

, Günther Gensler and the sculptor, . He returned to Hamburg in 1848, where he focused on genre and history painting. In 1855, he moved to Düsseldorf to polish his skills, working with the famous genre artist, Rudolf Jordan, and becoming associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule. After that, he devoted himself exclusively to genre works. Many featured scenes from the lives of children; reflecting his wife Emma's occupation as an elementary school teacher. Later, she would establish her own school for girls, the "Schuback’schen Schule". The school was in operation until 1911. He was also a member of the artists' association

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(paintbox), and the .Friedrich Pecht: ''Die Kunst für Alle'', 17. Jahrgang, Bruckmann, München, 1902, pg.33
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/ref> In 1885, he made another extended visit to Rome. A major retrospective was held at the Alte Kunsthalle shortly after his death.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schuback, Emil Gottlieb 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German genre painters German lithographers Artists from Hamburg Nazarene movement 1820 births 1902 deaths

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