Ernst Stückelberg
Popular Swiss Romantic painter of historical themes
Ernst Stückelberg was a Swiss painter native to Basel, born to a family that traced its connection to the city back to the 14th century. He died of complications of diabetes. He was one of the most popular artists of his generation, of the romantic tradition, producing many paintings of various themes (portraits, country and village scenes, and allusions to history), including a series on the Swiss national hero William Tell. He formally took the name Stückelberg in 1881; this was duly registered by the Basel authorities.
Artworks by this artist
- Jeanne d’Arc 1900
- Aroleid
- The Children of the Artist 1871
- The Collapsed Bridge after the Train Accident of Munchenstein on June 14 1891
- The Girl with the Lizard 1884
- The Blissful 1888
- Children’s Church Service 1864
- The Sirens 1899
- The Tomb 1891
- Self-Portrait 1898
- Young Nobel Woman with a Falcon 1856
- Children Playing on a Meadow 1898
- Portrait of the Painter Theodor Deschwanden 1853
- Portrait of the Archaeologist Johann Jakob Bernoulli 1852
- Head of an Old Man 1852
- Portrait of Elisabeth Burckhardt(-Bachofen) 1865
- Mansion at the Seashore
- Old School and New Life 1900
- Study for Saint Mary’s Day 1858
- The Earthquake In Basel In 1356 1886