The Munich Academy and the Shadow of the Father Munich, 1867. The air in the Bavarian capital carries the weight of tradition as Adalbert Wex enters the world. He is born into the lineage of landscape painting, the son of the painter Willibald Wex. This connection is not merely biological; it is the foundation of his technical identity. His early education begins at home, under the direct gaze and instruction of his father. By 1883, t…