Jules Lunteschütz (February 9, 1821March 20, 1893) is a Franco-German

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noted for his portrait of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. He is also known by his given name, Isaak Lunteschütz. Jules Lunteschutz by Gustave Courbet

Biography

Lunteschütz was born on February 9, 1821, in Romanswiller and died on March 20, 1893, in

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. He studied drawing at the "École de dessin Besançon". In 1837 he studied painting under

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in Frankfurt, and in 1838 he studied under Jean Alaux at the

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in Paris. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1851 to 1867 and was made Chevalier of the

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in 1866. He is best known for his portrait of his friend, the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.

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has painted a portrait of Lunteschütz in 1858, which can be found at the Städel art museum in Frankfurt.

Gallery

File:Sir Alexander Malet.jpg, Lunteschütz’s portrait of Sir Alexander Malet File:Sitzender Kavalier mit hinter ihm stehender Dame (SM sg252z).png, Seated cavalier with a lady, by Lunteschütz File:Arthur Schopenhauer by Jules Lunteschütz.jpg, Figure study of Arthur Schopenhauer by Lunteschütz File:Schopenhauer.jpg, Portrait of Arthur Schopenhauer by Lunteschütz

References

*Lunteschütz, Jules, by Felix Becker, etal. in ''

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'' (General Dictionary of Artists from Antiquity to the Present), 1929, volume 23, page 472. E.A. Seemann, Leipzig {{DEFAULTSORT:Lunteschutz, Jules 19th-century German painters German male painters 19th-century French painters French male painters German portrait painters French portrait painters 1821 births 1893 deaths Artists from Besançon 19th-century French male artists