Jules Théophile Schuler (18 June 1821 – 26 January 1878) was a

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and

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in the

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style. He gave his name to an art award established in 1938.

Life

The son of a

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, he studied painting in his hometown,

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and finally took further lessons in the studios of Michel Martin Drolling and

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between 1839 and 1843. After 1848, he settled in Strasbourg where he painted, illustrated and gave drawing courses. From 1859 onwards, he collaborated with the publisher

Pierre-Jules Hetzel Pierre-Jules Hetzel (15 January 1814 – 17 March 1886) was a French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels, highly prized by collectors today. Biography Born in C ...

, for whom he illustrated works by Verne ('' Master Zacharius''), Hugo (''

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'') and Erckmann-Chatrian, but also an alphabet for children, to which a letter "W" was added when it appeared in an American edition as ''Letters Everywhere: Stories And Rhymes For Children'', and the children's classic ''

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''. Schuler's masterpiece is the monumental

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painting '' The Chariot of Death'', created in a spirit of mystical despair after the

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and similar simultaneous events in Europe. It is prominently displayed in the Unterlinden Museum of

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, to which it was given by the artist in 1862. In his mature years in Strasbourg, Schuler lived in a

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house on 1, quai Saint-Nicolas. He is commemorated by a relief portrait below the

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. Since 1918, a street in Strasbourg bears his name (''rue Théophile Schuler'').

Prize

The ''Prix Théophile Schuler'' is awarded every year to up and coming local artists under the age of 35 by the ''Société des Amis des Arts et des Musées de Strasbourg'' ("Society of the friends of the arts and of the museums of Strasbourg"), founded in 1832, of which Schuler was a

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. It was established in 1938 thanks to a legacy by Schuler's daughter Alsa; in 2016, the prize amount was 3,000

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Gallery

Verne-Zacharius.jpg, The Time Demon. Illustration from

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraord ...

's '' Master Zacharius'' Schuler Souvenir de la Foret Noire.jpg, ''Recalling the

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'' ( Cabinet des estampes et des dessins, Strasbourg) Théophile Schuler-Erwin von Steinbach.jpg, ''

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'' (1846,

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg) is the old masters paintings collection of the city of Strasbourg, located in the Alsace region of France. The museum is housed in the first and second floors of the ...

) Musée Unterlinden - Théophile Schuler - Le Char de la Mort (1848) (2).jpg, '' The Chariot of Death'' (1848–1851, Unterlinden Museum,

) Le maire Küss au milieu des ruines de Strasbourg (1873) (1).JPG, ''Mayor Küss in the ruins of Strasbourg'' (1873,

Musée historique de Strasbourg The Musée historique (Historical museum) de la ville de Strasbourg is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It is located in the Renaissance building of the former slaughterhouse (''Grande boucherie'') and is dedicated to ...

) Théophile Schuler-Bartholdi-Strasbourg (3).jpg, Schuler by Bartholdi

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuler, Theophile Painters from Alsace Artists from Strasbourg 1821 births 1878 deaths 19th-century French painters French illustrators French male painters 19th-century French male artists

Life

Prize

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