Paul Ehrenberg (1876–1949) was a German

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, brother of Carl Ehrenberg and half-brother of Hilde Distel. Ehrenberg was a student of the painter Heinrich von Zügel. He was a member of the Luitpoldsgruppe and Künstlergenossenschaft. His work, shown in many Munich exhibitions, included portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and animal paintings. He married the painter Lilly Teufel. Ehrenberg was an excellent violinist, who often played chamber music with

Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...

. Based on the evidence of Thomas Mann's letters and diaries, Mann was infatuated with Ehrenberg, and they had an intense personal relationship from 1899 to about 1903. Mann based several characters in his published writings on him.Mundt, Hannelore. ''Understanding Thomas Mann''. Univ of South Carolina Press, 2004. p. 6

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1876 births 1949 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists German male musicians {{Violinist-stub

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