OVERBECK, Friedrich
(b. 1789, Lübeck, d. 1869, Roma)

The Siege of Jerusalem

1823-25
Fresco
Casino Massimo, Rome

The painter of this fresco was inspired by Domenichino's paintings in Grottaferrata which had just been restored and a number of Germans sojourning in Rome expressed admiration for them after visiting the monastery at Grottaferrata on walks into the Roman countryside.