Emanuel Stöckler (24 December 1819,

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- 5 November 1893,

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) was an Austrian painter, notable for his interior portraits.

Life and work

His father was a pharmacist who wanted him to become a doctor. His interests took another turn, however, and he studied at the

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, with the landscape painter,

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, and

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. In 1838 he was awarded the Gundel-Prize for excellence and began participating in the Acedmy's exhibits, which he continued to do annually for many years. In the mid-1840s, he went on a lengthy study trip that took him to Switzerland, Italy, and

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. On the way home, he lingered in

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, where he painted for Gheorghe Bibescu, the

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. In 1859, he had a studio in

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. From 1875 to 1880, he served as a court painter in St. Petersburg, at the behest of the Tsarina, Maria Alexandrovna. Upon her death, he returned to Vienna. He became a member of the

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in 1876. Two years later, he presented the

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(historical research), with a collection of

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he had acquired from the estate of his cousin, , an art historian who was one of the foremost experts on that subject. As a result, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the

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. During his lifetime, he was primarily known as a landscape painter, who created views from throughout Eastern and Southern Europe. At that time, trips to the Middle East were uncommon, so his Orientalist

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scenes were quite popular. He was also an accomplished

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. Today, his works are largely forgotten.

Sources

Emanuel Stöckler
from the ''

Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich ''Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich'' (English, ''Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire'') (abbreviated ''Wurzbach'' from the author's surname) is a 60-volume work, edited and published by Constantin von Wurzbach, cont ...

'' @ WikiSource
Emanuel Stöckler
@ the Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon

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@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Stockler, Emanuel 1819 births 1893 deaths Painters from the Austrian Empire Landscape painters from Austria-Hungary Austrian genre painters Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Recipients of the Order of Franz Joseph People from Mikulov