Adolf Ziegler
Adolf Ziegler | |
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Adolf Hitler, architect Gerdy Troost wife of Paul Ludwig Troost, Adolf Ziegler (with bowtie), and Joseph Goebbels at the opening of the House of German Art (Haus der Deutschen Kunst), May 1937 | |
| Born | 16 October 1892 |
| Died | 11 September 1959 (aged 66) Varnhalt (near Baden-Baden), West Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts Munich |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Judgement of Paris (1937) |
| Elected | President of the Reich Chamber of Art, 1936 |
Adolf Ziegler (16 October 1892 – 11 September 1959) was a German painter and politician. He was tasked by the Nazi Party to oversee the purging of what the Party described as "degenerate art", by most of the German modern artists. He was Hitler's favourite painter. He was born in Bremen and died in Varnhalt, today Baden-Baden.