Musum quality religious painting due to composition , style and motive was attributed to well-renowned german historical and portrait artist Julius Hübner (1806 Oels/Schlesia - 1882 Loschwitz by Dresden). He was one of important representative of Duesseldorfer Painter School and german romantisists , studied in the Art Academy in Berlin, since 1823 - in Studio of Wilhelm Schadow together with Th. Hildenbrandt, K.F.Lessing, K.Sohn .

He first attracted attention by his picture of "Ruth and Boaz" (1825). He traveled in Italy and resided for the most part at Düsseldorf until 1839. In that year he settled atDresden, becoming a professor in the Academy of Arts in 1841 and director of the Gallery of Paintings in 1871. He obtained the great gold medal at Bruessels in 1851. He died in Loschwitz.

Works: Among the works of Hübner´s first period are "The Fisherman" (1828), after Goethe´s ballad; "Ruth and Naomi" (1833), in the National Gallery, Berlin; "Christ and the Evangelists" (1835); "Job and his Friends" (1838), in the Gallery of Frankfurt; "Consider the Lilies" (1839); and the portrait of Frederick III in Frankfurt´s Römer.

To his second, or Dresden, period belong the "Golden Age" and "Dispute between Luther and Dr Eck" (1866), in the Dresden Gallery; "Charles V at San Yuste;" "Last Days of Frederick the Great", Cupid in Winter;" and others.

Fopr comparison of our work and famous religious painting by Hübner see www.juliushuebner.de and additional photograph from the monography "Duesseldorfer Malerschule" by W.Hütter, page 25, Leipzig 1964

Inscription: unsigned

Technique: oil on canvas. Original period frame.

Measurements: unframed w 16 1/5" x h 16 1/5" (41 x 41 cm), framed w 23 2/3" x h 23 2/3" (60 x 60 cm)

Condition: in very good condition.