Anselm Feuerbach: The Poet of Classical Form Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880) stands as a monumental figure in German Romanticism and Neoclassicism, embodying the harmonious fusion of these two artistic currents. Born in Speyer to Joseph Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, a renowned archaeologist, and Paula Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, he descended from a family steeped in intellectual tradition—a lineage that profoundly shaped his artis…