. A short history of art . strongand earnest efforts of the Romantic school which were calledforth by this spirit, while giving vigour to the present andhope to the future, opened up also . the long perspective ofa noble past. The fervour of this revolution influencedthe enthusiasm of a band of Gernian artists who chanced tobe collected in Rome. They were Peter Cornelius (1783-1867) of Diisseldorf, Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869) ofLiibeck, Philipp Veit (1793-1877) of Frankfort, and WilhelmSchadow (1789-1862) of Berlin. They studied the master-pieces of the Renaissance with a view to restoring
. A short history of art . strongand earnest efforts of the Romantic school which were calledforth by this spirit, while giving vigour to the present andhope to the future, opened up also . the long perspective ofa noble past. The fervour of this revolution influencedthe enthusiasm of a band of Gernian artists who chanced tobe collected in Rome. They were Peter Cornelius (1783-1867) of Diisseldorf, Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869) ofLiibeck, Philipp Veit (1793-1877) of Frankfort, and WilhelmSchadow (1789-1862) of Berlin. They studied the master-pieces of the Renaissance with a view to restoring the artof monumental decorations. They were given an opportu-nity in a villa on the Pincian Hill to paint a series of frescoswhich have since been removed to the Berlin Museum. Over-beck and Veit, assisted by some other German artists, alsopainted for another villa a series of frescos, illustrating 574 PAINTING IN GERMANY 573 Dantes Divine Comedy, Ariostos Orlando Furioso,and Tassos Jerusalem Delivered. While Overbeck re-. DEATH OF SIEGFRIED Peter Cornelius In His Illustrations to Faust and the Niebelungen-Lied thisArtist Renewed the Traditions of Durer mained in Rome, the rest of the group returned to Germany,where they were known as The Nazarenes, owing to theireffort to revive religious painting; unfortunately very few. 576 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART of their works exhibit individuality of conception or livmgsentiment. The most vigorous of the group was Cornelius, who hadbeen appointed director of the Diisseldorf Academy. In
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