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Philipp Veit (1793–1877), born in Berlin, trained in Dresden before travelling to Rome in 1815. There he joined the Nazarene circle, which looked to earlier Christian art as a means of renewing painting. In 1830 he became director of the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt. His activities combined religious painting, teaching and responsibility for an artistic institution.
The Arts Being Introduced to Germany by Christianity develops this conception as an allegorical ensemble. A female figure personifies Religion at the centre, while Germania and Italia accompany the main composition. Executed during the 1830s, the mural was subsequently transferred to canvas. It connects the history of art with a spiritual interpretation of relations between Germany and Italy. Veit left his Frankfurt position in 1843 and later became director of the painting gallery in Mainz.
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Watercolour over pencil
Die Anbetung der Könige
Aquarell über Bleistift
Catalogue period : 2020-06-26
Published result : 550 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–700
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