The Munich Academy and the Formative Years January 1854 brings Robert Hermann Raudner into the world at Nimkau in Silesia. He is the son of a telegraphist. The path toward the canvas begins in earnest in October 1878, when he enters the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He joins the antique class, focusing his early efforts on drawing after the antique. The halls of the Academy place him alongside a specific cohort of emerging tale…
Scroll through Robert Raudner's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Robert Raudner's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.