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Michael Triegel (born 13 December 1968 inErfurt), is a German painter, illustrator and graphic artist based inLeipzig. He is associated with theNew Leipzig School.[1] He studied painting and graphic art underArno Rink at theHochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig from 1990 to 1995. His paintings are highly influenced byRenaissance art.[2]
Triegel was baptised in 2014 and paints Christian subjects.[3] In 2010 he painted an official portrait ofPope Benedict XVI. Instead of having the pope model the conventional way, Triegel was invited to the front row during a general audience.[4] In 2015,Die Zeit called him "Germany's most famous religious artist".[1]
der bekannteste religiöse Künstler Deutschlands
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