Friedrich Johann Overbeck 1789-1869
German
German religious painter. Expelled from the Vienna Academy because of his opposition to its classicism, he went to Rome and with Peter von Cornelius, Veit, Schadow-Godenhaus, and others, formed the group known as the Nazarenes. His first real successes were his frescoes for the Casa Bartholdy (now in Berlin) and for the Villa Massimo. Among his notable paintings are Christ Entry into Jerusalem and Christ Agony in the Garden. Overbeck sought to make his art serve religion. His influence was due more to the purity of his doctrine than to the power of his work, which is often lacking in pictorial appeal and in color.
Friedrich Johann Overbeck Italia and Germania mk87
1828
Oil on canvas
94.4x104.7cm
Munich,Neue Pinakothek
Italia and Germania after 1828 Oil on canvas, 95 x 105 cm Gemeldegalerie, Dresden This is a copy by the artist of the original (presently in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich) painted in Rome between 1811 and 1828. Painting ID:: 62819
Friedrich Johann Overbeck Italia and Germania after 1828 Oil on canvas, 95 x 105 cm Gemeldegalerie, Dresden This is a copy by the artist of the original (presently in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich) painted in Rome between 1811 and 1828.
1789-1869
German
German religious painter. Expelled from the Vienna Academy because of his opposition to its classicism, he went to Rome and with Peter von Cornelius, Veit, Schadow-Godenhaus, and others, formed the group known as the Nazarenes. His first real successes were his frescoes for the Casa Bartholdy (now in Berlin) and for the Villa Massimo. Among his notable paintings are Christ Entry into Jerusalem and Christ Agony in the Garden. Overbeck sought to make his art serve religion. His influence was due more to the purity of his doctrine than to the power of his work, which is often lacking in pictorial appeal and in color.