Hübner

Hübner, RUDOLF JULIUS BENNO, German painter, was born at Oels, in Silesia, 27th January 1806. He studied at Düsseldorf, to which school of painting he belongs. In 1841 he was appointed professor of Painting in the academy at Dresden, and was director of the picture-gallery from 1871 to 1882, in which year he died, 7th November, at Loschwitz, near Dresden. Among his pictures are 'Job and his Friends,' 'Charles V. in San Yuste,' 'Frederick the Great in Sansouci,' 'The Golden Age,' and 'The Dispute between Luther and Dr Eck.' He also designed glass paintings, including some for the crypt of Glasgow Cathedral.