Heinrich von Rustige

Heinrich Franz Gaudenz von Rustige (12 April 1810[1] – 15 January 1900) was a German painter specializing in historical subjects and genres.

[2] In 1836, he settled in Frankfurt am Main and made that his base for student trips to Vienna, Dresden, Berlin, France and England.

Beginning in 1845, he taught at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, where he also served as "Inspector" of the art gallery and the engraving collections.

His works cover a wide range of subject matter, including historical scenes, genre scens, landscapes and portraits.

A volume of lyrical poems in 1845 was followed by the historical verse dramas "Filippo Lippi" (1851), "Attila" (1853), "Konrad Widerhold" (1856) and "Eberhard im Bart" (1863).