The Munich Scholar of Old Forms Born in Munich, Germany, Theodor Baierl emerged from a humble background to find his way into the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts. He walked the halls of the academy under the guidance of masters such as Martin von Feuerstein, Carl von Marr, Hugo von Habermann, and Franz von Stuck. While he became a member of the Munich Secession, his heart often wandered backward through the centuries. He found a deep, spiritual kinship with the art of the Middle Ages and the Quattrocento, seeking to capture the gravity and devotion of those earlier eras. This devotion to th…