Early Life, Family and Training Philipp Rumpf was born on 19 December 1821 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, into a family defined by practical craft. He was the son of Sebastian Rumpf and Marianne Melzer. Before finding his footing in the fine arts, he spent his early years learning the pastry maker trade from his father. This period of apprenticeship provided a grounded, tactile beginning to a life that would eventually shift toward mo…