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Heinrich von Zügel

1850-10-22 – 1941-01-30

Portrait of Heinrich von Zügel
Selbstbildnis als Maler. Galerie der Stadt Murrhardt.Credit: Heinrich von Zügel

Life & Legacy

Heinrich Johann von Zügel (22 October 1850, Murrhardt – 30 January 1941, Munich) was a German painter who specialized in pictures of farm and domestic animals, often posed with a human in a dramatic or humorous situation.

Occupation & Career

painter, university teacher, teacher, animal painter

Education

State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; Goethe Medal for Art and Science

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art · Goethe Medal for Art and Science

Employer

Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

Education & Institutions

State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q602549 — wikidata View source

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