1789 -1869 · Nazariteism, Rome and revival of religious art

Pure contours, biblical stories, collective frescoes and Raphael's ideal place Friedrich Overbeck at the center of the Nazarene movement.

Johann Friedrich Overbeck was born in Lübeck in 1789. After initial training with Joseph Nicolaus Peroux and the discovery of Tischbein and Philipp Otto Runge, he entered the Vienna Academy in 1806. Disappointed by academic teaching, he founded in 1809 with Franz Pforr and several companions the brotherhood of Saint Luke, or Lukasbund. Their ambition is to renew art through religious sincerity, collective work and the study of masters prior to Raphael. In 1810, the group moved to Rome in 1809 in the former convent of Sant'Isidoro, their ambition was to renew art through religious sincerity, collective work and the study of masters prior to Raphael. In 1810, the group moved to Rome through religious sincerity, collective work and the study of masters prior to Raphael. In 1810, the group moved to Rome in the former convent of Sant'Isidoro. Their long hair, their community lifestyle and their reference to early Christianity earned them the nickname Nazarenes. Overbeck se converted to Catholicism in 1813 and remained in Rome until his death. The frescoes of Casa Bartholdy, including Joseph sold by his brothers, then those of Villa Massimo gave the movement international visibility. Overbeck favors a clear outline, a calm composition, readable gestures and a color subordinate to the spiritual story. Italy and Germany personifies the desired alliance between Italian culture and German sensitivity. The Triumph of Religion in the Arts brings together more than a hundred artists around the Virgin and offers a Christian history of creation; this program work, completed in 1840 for the Städel, aroused admiration and violent criticism. There Resurrection of Lazarus shows Overbeck's ability to articulate group, space and emotion without breaking the ideal of purity. Refusing several positions in Germany, he directed a vast network of students, sponsors and engravers from Rome. When he died in 1869, his influence extended to German, Austrian and British religious painting of the 19th century. When he died in 1869, his influence extended to German, Austrian and British religious painting of the 19th century. When he died in 1869, his influence extended to German, Austrian and British religious painting of the 19th century. When he died in 1869, his influence extended to German, Austrian and British religious painting of the 19th century. The "Friedrich Overbeck" selection notably compared Italy and Germany and Joseph sold by his brothers. His reading favors drawing.

Overbeck wants to give the religious image a collective truth: the outline disciplines emotion and the fresco brings together artists around the same ideal.