Kaspar Schleibner (23 February 1863,

Hallstadt Hallstadt is a town in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg on the left bank of the Main, 4 km north of Bamberg. Geography Hallstadt borders in the south on the city of Bamberg and in the west on the Main. There are two constituent comm ...

- 27 January 1931,

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) was a German church painter.

Life and work

He was the son of a Master shoemaker. After taking drawing lessons at a local secondary school, he went to

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...

in 1875, to study decorative painting. In 1880, he moved to Munich, became an assistant in the technical drawing school, and made efforts to enter the

Academy of Fine Arts The following is a list of notable art schools. Accredited non-profit art and design colleges * Adelaide Central School of Art * Alberta College of Art and Design * Art Academy of Cincinnati * Art Center College of Design * The Art Institute o ...

. He was accepted there in 1882. His instructors included

Johann Caspar Herterich Johann Caspar Herterich, sometimes known as Hans (3 April 1843, Ansbach – 26 October 1905, Munich) was a German history and genre painter. He was also a popular Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Life and work He was the son of ...

, Wilhelm Lindenschmit and

Gabriel von Hackl Gabriel (von) Hackl (24 March 1843 – 5 June 1926) was a German historicist painter. Life and work He was born in Maribor, Lower Styria, Austrian Empire. A surgeon's son, he attended the gymnasium in his home town and the city school in Gr ...

. In 1895 and 1904, he made study trips to Rome. There, he was influenced by Ludovico Seitz, the Director of the Vatican Galleries. Upon returning from his second trip, he was named a Professor of Art. His style was based largely upon later works by the

Nazarene movement The epithet Nazarene was adopted by a group of early 19th-century German Romantic painters who aimed to revive spirituality in art. The name Nazarene came from a term of derision used against them for their affectation of a biblical manner of c ...

. In 1915, he painted the "Bayerischen Feldmesse" (Bavarian Field Mass), which was reproduced and distributed widely during

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, as a communion souvenir. Another work that was reproduced was a painting of the

Fourteen Holy Helpers The Fourteen Holy Helpers (german: Vierzehn Nothelfer, la, Quattuordecim auxiliatores) are a group of saints venerated together by Roman Catholic Christians because their intercession is believed to be particularly effective, especially against ...

, created for the altar at the Basilica of St. Ann, Altötting.Zum 14 Nothelfer-Altar in Altötting, mit Altarblatt von Kaspar Schleibner
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schleibner, Kaspar 1863 births 1931 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists Religious artists Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni People from Bamberg (district) 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists