Early Life, Family and Training Anton Psenner was born on March 28, 1791, in Völs am Schlern. He entered a household defined by manual craft and hospitality, the son of Josef Psenner and Elisabeth Kritzinger. His father worked as a figure carver and barrel painter, a profession that likely introduced the young boy to the tactile realities of artistic production. By 1800, the family had moved to manage the Quireinerhof in Ums, balancing the demands of running an inn with the specialized labor of the Psenner name. The formal development of his hand began in earnest during his adolescence. Betw…