Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Place: Lübeck

Born: 1789

Death: 1869

Biography:

Johann Friedrich Overbeck (3 July 1789 – 12 November 1869) was a German painter and member of the Nazarene movement. He also made four etchings. Born in Lübeck, his ancestors for three generations had been Protestant pastors his father Christian Adolph Overbeck (1755–1821) was doctor of law, poet, mystic pietist and burgomaster of Lübeck. Within a ...