The symbolism of the theme of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in the self-presentation strategies of the Nazarene painters. The concepts of Franz Pforr, J. F. Overbeck and their successors in Bohemia, J. V. Hellich and Josef Mánes Cover Image

Symbolika námětu „Zvěstování Panně Marii“ v rámci strategie umělecké sebereprezentace nazarénských malířů. Koncepce Franze Pforra, Johanna Friedricha Overbecka a jejich pokračovatelů v Čechách: Josefa Vojtěcha Hellicha a Josefa Mánesa
The symbolism of the theme of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in the self-presentation strategies of the Nazarene painters. The concepts of Franz Pforr, J. F. Overbeck and their successors in Bohemia, J. V. Hellich and Josef Mánes

Author(s): Jan Řezáč
Subject(s): History of Art
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Annunciation Holy Mary; Josef Vojtěch Hellich; Josef Mánes; Nazarene painters; Johann Friedrich Overbeck; Franz Pforr; Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld; Raffael

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with one of the key subject of the iconography of Christian art, as treated in the same early 19th century by members of the Nazarene Brotherhood, and around the middle of the same century by two leading painters in Bohemia. The author refers to the period reflection of the history of the treatment of this subject. He examines the aspect of the above-listed artists’ self-presentation in tackling the subject, in contexts ranging from the personal to the public.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-98
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Czech