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Signature of Gabriel von Max

Gabriel von Max

German painter (1840–1915)

† 1915 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 19 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Metropolitan Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Gabriel von Max was born on August 23, 1840 in Prague and died on November 24, 1915 in Munich, aged 75. Recorded occupations: painter, pedagogue, university teacher, teacher, knight and anthropologist. Country of citizenship: Austrian Empire and Austria–Hungary. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “Monkey before skeletton” and “The Raising of Jairus' Daughter”. Educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague and Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Honours include Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art.

At a glance
Born
August 23, 1840 · Prague
Died
November 24, 1915 · Munich
Age at death
75
Citizenship
Austrian Empire, Austria–Hungary
Occupations
painter, pedagogue, university teacher, teacher, knight, anthropologist
Notable works
Monkey before skeletton, The Raising of Jairus' Daughter
Education
Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Honours
Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Wikipedia editions
19 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Gabriel von Max's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1915 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 2 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q655778 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Gabriel von Max on Wikipedia.

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