Gebhard Fugel: A Master of Religious Panorama and Mural Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939) stands as a pivotal figure in late 19th and early 20th-century German art, renowned primarily for his monumental religious murals and, most famously, the breathtaking Crucifixion Panorama of Altötting. More than just a painter, Fugel was a visionary artist deeply rooted in Christian themes, skillfully blending realism with symbolic depth and emotional intensity – characteristics that firmly place him within the broader context of the Nazarene movement while simultaneously forging his own distinctive artistic vo…