[Below: A young Fidus]

[Below: Fidus in the 'Humanitas' commune at Höllriegelskreuth. The big bearded man in the back is Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, Fidus' teacher, you'll see more of him below. Fidus is on the right, painting. Before meeting Diefenbach, Fidus went by his real name, Lübeck Hugo Höppener, but it was Diefenbach who named him 'Fidus'. Fidus would become Diefenbach's disciple and assistant.]

[Below: Diefenbach and Fidus at Höllriegelskreuth, near Munich, 1887.]

[Below: Diefenbach receives a gift. This child is probably his son or daughter.]

[Below: Diefenbach with his son Helios, around 1885. Photo taken by German photographer Georg Pettendorfer.]

[Below: Fidus' grave at the Woltersdorf cemetery.]