Friedrich Stummel

Friedrich Franz Maria Stummel (20 March 1850, Münster - 16 September 1919, Kevelaer) was a German religious artist, associated with the Nazarene movement and the Düsseldorfer Malerschule.

In addition to his own paintings, he created designs that were employed by numerous glass painters, sculptors, and weavers.

Due to his talent for drawing, he was able to gain admission to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf at the age of sixteen, so he left school without getting his diploma.

His first professional success came in 1878, when he was awarded a silver medal in London, at an exhibition in The Crystal Palace.

Other important works include series of paintings at the Rosary Basilica and the Sacred Heart Church; both in Berlin.