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Who painted it?
Who painted “Italia and Germania”?
“Italia and Germania” was painted by Johann Friedrich Overbeck in 1811. Where to see it: Bavarian State Painting Collections.
What to look for
Neoclassicism: Rococo before it is playful and pastel; Romanticism, its contemporary rival, prefers loose brushwork, rich colour and strong emotion.
Johann Friedrich Overbeck (3 July 1789 – 12 November 1869) was a German painter and a founder of the Nazarene art movement. Wikipedia
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More by Johann Friedrich Overbeck
- “Seven meagre years”, 1816
- “Mary and Elizabeth with Jesus and John the Baptist”, 1825
- “The Triumph of Religion in the Arts”, 1834
- “The Painter Franz Pforr”, 1810
- “The Selling of Joseph”, 1817
- “Vittoria Caldoni”, 1821
- “The Banishment of Hagar”, 1839–1841
- “Saint Sebastian”, 1814