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Julius Schmid (1854–1935) was an Austrian painter most famous for his painting Schubertiade (also known as Schubertaband), a painting of Franz Schubert among a group of people. He was rather famous and well respected for his time, but fell into obscurity upon the entrance of the 20th century.
Biography
Schmid was born in Vienna, and studied at the local Academy of Fine Arts for seven years. He won the Prix de Rome in 1878, which allowed him to study there for two years, after which he decided to travel around the rest of Italy to improve his craft. Schmid was taught by Hans Makart for a small period of time, a teacher who taught the likes of Gustav Klimt.
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