Thomas Ender
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Thomas Ender was an Austria
n painter
.
. He also studied at the Vienna Academy, becoming a noted landscape painter. He won the grand prize at the Vienna Academy in 1816. Going to Brazil
in 1817, he brought back nearly a thousand drawings and water color
s. He visited Italy
, Palestine
, Greece
and Paris
. In 1836, he became corrector and later professor at the Vienna Academy, filling that chair until 1849.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Biography
He was twin brother of Johann EnderJohann Ender
Johann Nepomuk Ender was an Austrian painter.-Biography:As a portrait painter, he was successful at an early age. In 1818-1819, he made a tour of Italy, Turkey and Greece, remaining in Rome 1820-1826...
. He also studied at the Vienna Academy, becoming a noted landscape painter. He won the grand prize at the Vienna Academy in 1816. Going to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in 1817, he brought back nearly a thousand drawings and water color
Water color
Water color may refer to:* Watercolor painting, a painting method* Color of water, a measure of water quality as well as a physical property of water* Water Colors , the first album by Japanese song writer Ayako Ikeda...
s. He visited Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In 1836, he became corrector and later professor at the Vienna Academy, filling that chair until 1849.
Works
Among his works are:- “View of Grossglockner”
- “Castle Tyrol”
- “Coast of Sorento”
- “View of Rio de Janeiro” (Vienna Academy)
- “Chapel in the Woods” (National Gallery, Berlin)