Easter Morning, ca. 1818

ArtistFriedrich Overbeck, Lübeck 1789–1869 Roma

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame131 × 102 cm

Dimensions with frame163 × 134 cm

Status

on display, room 007

About the work"Do not hold on to me!" is what Jesus allegedly said when he revealed himself to Mary Magdalene after his resurrection. This moment is depicted here calmly and in bright colours; the figures barely seem animated. A North German painter who spent most of his life in Rome, Friedrich Overbeck was a leading member of the Lukasbund (Brotherhood of Saint Luke) founded there. This Christian community of artists drew on the working methods and pictorial formats of the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance.

AccessionAcquisition 1918

Provenance[...]; 1918 angekauft von Prof. Clemen, Bonn

Inventory numberM 4236

The Nazarenes
Christianity
History paintings

Contact

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