Werner Tübke

Werner Tübke (30 July 1929 in Schönebeck, Germany – 27 May 2004 in Leipzig, Germany) was a German painter, best known for his monumental Peasants' War Panorama located in Bad Frankenhausen. Associated with the Leipzig School, he is "one of the few East German artists who gained recognition in West Germany."^[1]

Werner Tübke
Tübke (left) presenting a 1:10 version of Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany to Erich Honecker
Born	(1929-07-30)30 July 1929 Schönebeck, Germany
Died	27 May 2004(2004-05-27) (aged 74) Leipzig, Germany
Nationality	German
Known for	painting
Notable work	Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany, also known as Peasants' War Panorama
Movement	Leipzig School, Magical Realism

Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany

Main article: Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany

Tübke's magnum opus, Early Bourgeois Revolution in Germany, has a size of 14 metres (46 ft) by 123 metres (404 ft).^[2] It depicts a scene from the German Peasants' War, which took place from 1524 to 1525.