Early Life, Family and Training Paul Nauen was born on December 6, 1859, in Hamburg, into a merchant family. His early years were shaped by the structured environment of a household accustomed to trade. He moved through his education at the Wilhelms Gymnasium in Munich, where he prepared for a life beyond commerce. By 1878, he entered the Munich Academy of Fine Arts to begin his formal training. The studio was a place of rigorous instruction under the guidance of Gyula Benczúr, Alexander von Liezen-Mayer, and Ludwig von Löfftz. These teachers provided the foundation for his later focus on po…