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Joseph Binder (1805–1863) was an Austrian painter.

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Life

Binder was born at Vienna in 1805 and received his first art instruction in that city. From 1827 to 1834 he lived at Munich. Two years later he became a teacher at the Stadel Institute, Frankfurt am Main, a post he held until 1839. In 1847 he returned to Vienna and was elected in the following year a member of the Academy, of which he was made a lecturer in 1851. He died in 1864. Binder at first painted portraits, but afterwards turned his attention to historical subjects, a branch of art in which he was very successful. Towards the close of his life he painted frescoes for churches.

Works

The following are some of his best works:

  • Portrait of the Emperor Albert II. (In the Kaisersaal at Frankfurt.)
  • Madonna and Child.
  • The Conversion of the Robber Julian.
  • St. Catharine of Siena visiting a poor family.
  • St. Florian.
  • Conversion of St. Eustachius. (In the Belvedere, Vienna.)

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