Making of a Romantic Icon : The Religious Context of Friedrich Overbeck's 'Italia Und Germania' Transactions, American Philosophical Society (vol. 97, Part 5) (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society)

In this well-illustrated essay, Gossman (emeritus, Romance languages and literatures, Princeton U.) discusses Overbeck's well-known Gothic Revival painting to show layers of religious and philosophical context. Details concerning the artist's life and the artistic and intellectual circle around him in Rome are described in the account. Proper name index only. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)