The Munich Academy and the Stage Munich, 1813. A young Michael Neher enters the Academy, beginning a formal education shaped by the classical traditions of his era. He has already learned the rudiments of painting from Mitterer, but the structured environment of the Academy provides the foundation for what follows. By 1816, he is studying under Matthias Klotz. The work is disciplined. It is technical. The scene shifts to the theatrical world. Neher finds himself employed by Angelo Quaglio, working within the mechanics of the stage. He spends time as a scene-painter at the Court Theatre, tra…