Slevogt’s ‘Death Portrait’ Reidentified after a Century

Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie has announced that the sitter in Max Slevogt’s painting known as ‘Totenbildnis’ has been reidentified after more than a century. Based on archival and collection research, the finding shows how a sitter’s identity can reshape the meaning and historical context of a portrait. The museum made the research public in an announcement dated 19 August 2026.