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[[File:Ruben-Truant.JPG|thumb|200px|The Truant's Return to School]]▼
'''Christian Ruben''' (1805 – July 9, 1875) was a German painter.▼
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Born in [[Trier]], Ruben studied in [[Düsseldorf]] under [[Peter von Cornelius]] from 1823, and in 1826 settled in [[Munich]], where he worked on the designs for the new [[stained glass window]]s for the [[Regensburg Cathedral]] and for a church in [[Auer]]. In 1836 he worked on designs for the decoration of [[Hohenschwangau Castle]], and produced oil paintings as well. In 1841 he was appointed director at the [[Academy of Fine Arts in Prague]], where he decorated the [[Belvedere (structure)|belvedere]] with [[wall painting]]s. He also painted a hall for the Prince of [[Salm (state)|Salm]] and three [[altarpiece]]s for the church in [[Turnov|Turnau]] (modern-day Turnov, Czech Republic). From 1852 to 1872 he was director at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]], where he died in 1875. One of his sons, [[Franz Ruben]], was also a painter.▼
▲'''Christoph Christian Ruben''' (November 30, 1805 – July 9, 1875) was a German painter.
▲Born in [[Trier]], Ruben studied in [[Düsseldorf]] under [[Peter von Cornelius]] from 1823, and in 1826 settled in [[Munich]], where he worked on the designs for the new [[stained glass window]]s for the [[Regensburg Cathedral]] and for a church in [[Urowo|Auer]]. In 1836 he worked on designs for the decoration of [[Hohenschwangau Castle]], and produced oil paintings as well. In 1841 he was appointed director at the [[Academy of Fine Arts in Prague]], where he decorated the [[Belvedere (structure)|belvedere]] with [[wall painting]]s. He also painted a hall for the Prince of [[Salm (state)|Salm]] and three [[altarpiece]]s for the church in [[Turnov|Turnau]] (modern-day Turnov, Czech Republic). From 1852 to 1872 he was director at the [[Academy of Fine Arts Vienna]], where he died in 1875. One of his sons, [[Franz Ruben]], was also a painter.
▲[[File:Ruben-Truant.JPG|thumb|200px|The Truant's Return to School]]
Ruben's pupils included [[Jaroslav Čermák (painter)|Jaroslav Čermák]] and [[Karel Javůrek]].
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* {{cite encyclopedia | title = Ruben | encyclopedia = [[Meyers Konversations-Lexikon]] | edition = 4th | year = 1890 | volume = 13 | page = 1019 | url = http://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=113866|language=de}}
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