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Encyclopedia > Munich Academy

The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, also known as Munich Academy) was founded 1808 by Maximilian I of Bavaria in Munich as the "Royal Academy of Fine Arts". 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) (May 27, 1756 – October 13, 1825), prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, king of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1805 to 1825, was the son of the count palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Maria Francisca... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ...


In 1946, the Academy was merged with the schools for arts-and-crafts and applied arts, respectively. In 1953, the name changed to its current form.


Notable members

Karl von Piloty (October 1, 1826 - July 21, 1886) was a German painter He was born at Munich. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Franz Stuck (1863 - 1928), German symbolist/expressionist painter, was born at Tettenweis, in Bavaria, and received his artistic training at the Munich Academy. ... Adam Adolf Oberländer (1845-1923) was a German caricaturist. ... Martin Ernest Hennings (February, 1886 - 1956) was an American artist. ... On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name sometimes spelled as Vasily, Vassily or Vasilii) (December 4, 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian-born painter and art theorist. ... Paul Klee (December 18, 1879 - June 29, 1940) was a Switzerland-born painter. ... Animal Destinies (Tierschicksale), 1913, Basel: Basel Kunstmuseum. ...

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The exhibition "Greek Artists at the Academy of Munich, 19th - 20th century" is a collaboration between the Teloglion Foundation, the International Fair of Thessaloniki, the General Consulate of Federal Republic of Germany and the Goethe Institute.
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