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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 academi
c 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. Eybl’s life was marked by his connection to the artistic community of Vienna. He married Antonia Jordan in 1830 and spent his final years at his official residence in Belvedere. He was buried at Vienna's Zentralfriedhof, a cemetery that houses notable figures such as Beethoven…