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Hungarian-Jewish artist

Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (–) was a Hungarian, Jewish artist^[1] known for historical and mythological painting, particularly of subjects pertaining to ancient Rome.

Some of his major history paintings have been lost, and many of his smaller works were retained by his heirs until the early s. Although he was one of the most successful artists of fin-de-siècle Vienna, these circumstances, along with the rise of Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secessionists, put his reputation in eclipse.^[2]

Education and career

Hirémy-Hirschl was born 31 January in Temesvár,^[3] then a part of Hungary, but at an early age he went to Vienna to study.

He received a scholarship to attend the Akademie der bildenden Künste in He won his first prize two years later with Farewell: Scene from Hannibal Crossing the Alps, followed in by a prize that allowed him to travel to Rome.

His time in Rome was a major influence on his ch