A Life Between Two Worlds Born in Ottensen, near Hamburg, Wilhelm August Rudolf Lehmann entered the world as the son of the painter Leo Lehmann. His early years were shaped by a lineage of artistry and a Jewish heritage that would follow him through his migrations across Europe. The path of a student was laid out early; he sought training at the École des Beaux-arts in Paris and later moved to Rome. There, under the guidance of Peter von Cornelius and Wilhelm von Kaulbach, he refined a technique rooted in the academic traditions of the mid-nineteenth century. In 1846, his work reached a sig…