Friedrich von Amerling, Der Maler Thomas Ender

Thomas Ender (3 November 1793,

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

watercolorist Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t ...

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 and Roman mythology and Bible ...

. He and his brother were both enrolled at the

Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

, where he began by studying history painting with

Hubert Maurer Hubert Maurer (10 June 1738, Bonn - 10 December 1818, Vienna) was a German painter, graphic artist and art professor. Life and work He began as a student of the Bavarian court painter, Johann Georg Winter (1707-1770). He continued his educatio ...

, but switched to landscape painting with

Laurenz Janscha Laurenz Janscha, originally Lovro Janša (30 June 1749, Bresnitz - 1 April 1812, Vienna) was a Slovenian-born Austrian landscape painter and engraver. Life and work He was born to a farmer, Matija Janša (1683–1752), and his wife Lucia, né ...

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 Friedrich August Brand (20 December 1 ...

. 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 ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

, 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

Salzkammergut The Salzkammergut (; ; bar, Soizkaumaguad, label=Central Austro-Bavarian) is a resort area in Austria, stretching from the city of Salzburg eastwards along the Alpine Foreland and the Northern Limestone Alps to the peaks of the Dachstein Mounta ...

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

court painter A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the cour ...

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

Order of Franz Joseph The Imperial Austrian Order of Franz Joseph (german: Kaiserlich-Österreichischer Franz-Joseph-Orden) was founded by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria on 2 December 1849, on the first anniversary of his accession to the imperial throne. Classes ...

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

Meidling Meidling () is the 12th district of Vienna (german: 12. Bezirk, Meidling). It is located just southwest of the central districts, south of the Wienfluss, west of the Gürtel belt, and east and southeast of Schönbrunn palace. Meidling is a heav ...

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

Großglockner The Grossglockner (german: Großglockner ; or just ''Glockner'') is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and the highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass. It is part of the larger Glock ...

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 hig ...

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

Merano Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains standing up to above sea level, at the entrance to the Passeier V ...

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

Weir A weir or low head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the river level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

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

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

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 mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean 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 bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

Sources

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Albertina (Vienna) The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well ...

, ''„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

More works by Ender
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Thomas Ender's landscape watercolors
@ the Library of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...

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