Michael Triegel, born 13 December 1968 in Erfurt, is a German painter, illustrator and graphic artist based in Leipzig. He is associated with the New Leipzig School. He studied painting and graphic art under Arno Rink at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig from 1990 to 1995. His paintings are highly influenced by Renaissance art. He is not a member of any church, but paints Christian subjects, and does not consider himself to be an atheist. In 2010 he painted an official portrait of Pope Benedict XVI. Instead of having the pope model the conventional way, Triegel was invited to the front row during a general audience. In 2015, Die Zeit called him "Germany's most famous religious artist". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Triegel) Michael Triegel is a key representative of the “New Leipzig School.” He is best known for his portraits, including, famously, a portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. His portraits, still life, landscapes, and graphic art is executed in an impeccable Old Master style. Born in East Germany in 1968, he came of age under a politicized system of art training that expected unconditional obedience to communist ideology and propaganda. After the end of the Cold War when he could travel and work without impediments, Triegel’s attention turned to investigating the relevance of academic techniques and religious iconography in the 21st century. (http://design.lsu.edu/calendar/freedom-different-kind-art-michael-triegel/) undefined

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