Johann Nepomuk Ender (3 November 1793

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– 16 March 1854 Vienna) was an Austrian portrait painter and engraver.

Biography

He spent several years studying at the

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, where he had his debut with his canvas depicting the death of

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. which won an award. Although he developed his own style, his works show the obvious influence of his contemporary,

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. In 1818, Count

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invited Ender to accompany him on a trip to Greece and Italy. Ender accepted, and brought back a large number of sketches that he turned into oil paintings. During the trip, he also made contacts which later enabled him to stay at the

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in Rome. After returning, in 1826, he settled in Vienna and worked as a freelance artist. From 1829 to 1850, he was a teacher at the Academy. He created numerous

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s and religious art, but earned most of his living by painting portraits. One of his most highly considered works is a

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scene, commissioned for the at St. Stephen's Cathedral. He worked on it from 1850 to 1852. His twin brother,

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, and son

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were also painters. In 1922, a street in Vienna's

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district was named for them.

Works

Among his works are: * “Madonna with Slumbering Christ Child” (Vienna Museum) * “Marcus Aurelius on His Death Bed” (1814, Esterhazy Gallery) * “The Crucifixion”, his masterpiece (a fresco in the Vienna Cathedral) * “Orestes Pursued by the Furies” (1815) * “Minerva Showing Ithaca to Ulysses” (1816) * “Assumption” (1817) * “Sleeping at Christ's Sepulchre” (1817) * “Judith” (exhibited in 1824) * “ Miguel I of Portugal” (1827) (in the

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) * “ From Darkness, the Light” or “Allegory of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences” (1831) * “Bacchus Finding Ariadne”

Sources

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External links

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Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1100-1850)
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