Franz Pforr

German artist

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Franz Pforr was a German artist associated with the Nazarene Brotherhood. This group of young German painters, including Johann Friedrich Overbeck, moved to Rome in 1810. They sought to revive the art of the Middle Ages and were inspired by early German masters and Christian ideals. Pforr's work, such as The Entry of the Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg into Basel in 1273, exemplifies the Nazarenes' style, characterized by a self-conscious naiveté and a focus on historical and folkloric themes.12

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…of them, Friedrich Overbeck, Franz Pforr, Ludwig Vogel, and Johann Konrad Hottinger, moved in 1810 to Rome, where they occupied the abandoned monastery of Sant’Isidoro. There they were joined by Peter von Cornelius, Wilhelm von Schadow, and others who at various times were associated with the movement. They soon acquired…
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…of them, Friedrich Overbeck, Franz Pforr, Ludwig Vogel, and Johann Konrad Hottinger, moved in 1810 to Rome, where they occupied the abandoned monastery of Sant’Isidoro. There they were joined by Peter von Cornelius, Wilhelm von Schadow, and others who at various times were associated with the movement. They soon acquired…
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