American
Frank Duveneck was born to German immigrants in Covington, Kentucky. As a teenager, he apprenticed in an altar-building shop in Cincinnati, where his teachers encouraged him to travel to Germany to study. His training at Munich’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts helped him develop a confident painting style. After a trip to Venice in 1877, Duveneck started his own painting school in Munich, guiding his students (known as the “Duveneck Boys”) around Europe’s art capitals, including Venice and Florence.
Born
1848
Died
1919