Anna Stainer-Knittel

Anna Stainer-Knittel (28 July 1841, Elbigenalp - 28 February 1915, Wattens) was an Austrian portrait and flower painter.

An incident from her life served as the basis for the novel Die Geier-Wally by Wilhelmine von Hillern; an early example of feminist literature.

[1] The sculptor, Josef Alois Knittel, was her uncle and the painter, Joseph Anton Koch, was her great-uncle.

She began her studies in 1859 at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, but she was not allowed to attend the main school because she was a woman.

In 1863, this event was described by Ludwig Steub [de] in his story, Das Annele im Adlerhorst[2] Later, it was recounted in Wolfs Illustrirter Rundschau.