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Rudolf Münger

1862 – 1929

Swiss artist

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Lived 1862 – 1929 (aged 66). Rudolf Münger was a Swiss painter, exlibrist and illustrator.

Rudolf Münger (10 November 1862 – 17 September 1929) was a Swiss painter, stained-glass artist, illustrator and heraldist associated mainly with Historicism. His major work was the late-19th-century fresco decoration of the Kornhauskeller in Bern.

Biography Rudolf Münger was born in Bern on 10 November 1862.

Between 1883 and 1888, Münger continued his training in Munich, studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule and the Akademie der Künste. He then studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, but left in 1889 after becoming seriously ill. After returning to Bern, he taught decorative painting at the Handwerkerschule until 1898. He married Marie Zimmermann in 1890. It brought together historical, heraldic and Bernese folk imagery with decorative and textual elements.

His surviving works include frescoes in the Kornhauskeller in Bern, 24 panels for the Zunfthaus at Amthausgasse 46 in Bern and works in Kunstmuseum Bern.

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rud. munger, Rudolf Muenger, rudolf munger, Rudolf Münzer

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Who was Rudolf Münger?

Swiss artist (1862-1929)

When was Rudolf Münger born?

Rudolf Münger was born on 10 November 1862 in Bern.

When did Rudolf Münger die?

Rudolf Münger died on 17 September 1929 in Bern.

What was Rudolf Münger's occupation?

Rudolf Münger was a painter, exlibrist and illustrator.

What nationality was Rudolf Münger?

Rudolf Münger was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Rudolf Münger

· Wikidata: Q1713599

· DBpedia: Rudolf Münger

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