Peter von Cornelius, a German romantic artist, studied at the Düsseldorf Academy. In 1811 Cornelius settled in Italy. In Rome, he became friends with a circle of Nazarene artists who organized the “Brotherhood of St. Luke”, took the empty monastery of San Isidoro and began to live and work following the example of medieval artistic artels and religious brotherhoods. For them, the art was an example of early Raphael, Perugino, Durer. In Rome, the artists carried out monumental paintings, in which Cornelius also took part.
In 1816-1817 he worked on paintings in the Palazzo Dzukkari. Unlike other “Nazareens,” Cornelius focused on the art of Mantegna, Signorelli and Michelangelo. Returning to Germany, the artist quickly made a career, he served as director of the Düsseldorf, then Munich and, finally, the Berlin Academy of Arts. The painting “Siegfried’s Farewell” was performed by Cornelius during the period when he worked in Rome on monumental compositions.
On the organization of space, the interpretation of images filled with internal expression, the picture echoes with monumental works. Subsequently, the artist’s style changed. Other famous works: “The Burial of Christ.” 1845. Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen; fresco “The Last Judgment”. 1830-1839. Ludwigskirche, Munich; cycle of illustrations to “Faust” by IV Goethe. 1808.
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)