Joseph Binder

Joseph Binder (15 February 1805, Vienna - 16 April 1863, Kaltenleutgeben) was an Austrian portrait, history and religious painter. His year of birth is stated as being in 1798 or 1803.

Life and works His father worked as a custodian for a local count. From 1816 to 1826, he studied intermittently at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, from 1827 to 1834. While there, he also worked as an assistant to the Nazarene painter, Heinrich Maria von Hess, helping him decorate the Church of All Saints. In 1828, he became a member of the Kunstverein München (Munich Artists' Association).

The following are some of his best known works: Madonna and Child. The Conversion of the Robber Julian. St. Catharine of Siena visiting a poor family. St. Florian. Conversion of St. Eustace. (In the Belvedere, Vienna.)