Franz Eybl
The Life and Training of Franz Eybl Born in Gumpendorf, Austria, Franz Eybl entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna at the age of ten. During his formative years, he studied under Josef Klieber and Josef Mössmer, later progressing to study under Johann Baptist von Lampi and Franz Caucig, where he reproduced antique statues and casts. His education continued with the study of history painting under Johann Peter Krafft. Eybl’s academic excellence was recognized early through the Academy's Gundel-Prize in 1825 and the Lampi Prize in 1828. He eventually became a member of the Academy in 1843.…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Franz Eybl's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.