Martin von Feuerstein

Martin Feuerstein (after 1914, Martin Ritter von Feuerstein; 6 January 1856 – 13 February 1931) was a German painter and art teacher. He was a late adherent of the Nazarene movement, but was also heavily influenced by impressionism and Art Nouveau.

Life He was born in Barr. His father, Johann Martin Feuerstein, was a sculptor. By 1870, he was studying in Munich. He moved to Paris in 1878 for further studies with Luc-Olivier Merson, then worked as a painter of genre scenes in Alsace from 1880 to 1882. The following year, he took a study trip to Italy. Feuerstein died in 1931 in Munich.

In 1914, he was knighted by King Ludwig III of Bavaria. His work can be found in churches throughout Germany and Alsace, as well as in the German Chapel at the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua.