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Carl Joseph Begas, or Karl Begas,, was a German historical painter born at Heinsberg near Aachen. His father, a retired judge, destined him for the legal profession, but the boy's tastes pointed definitely in another direction. Even at school he was remarked for his wonderful skill in drawing and painting, and in 1812 he was permitted to visit Paris in order to perfect his art.

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Amalie Bensinger was a German painter associated with the Nazarene movement.

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Peter von Cornelius was a German painter.

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Ernst Deger was a 19th-century German religious artist. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

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Konrad Eberhard, a German historical painter, better known as a sculptor, was one of the foremost artists of the so-called Nazarene School, which at one time gathered round Friedrich Overbeck in Rome.

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Marie Ellenrieder was a German painter known for her portraits and religious paintings.

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Joseph von Führich [or Josef Ritter von Führich] was an Austrian painter, one of the Nazarenes.

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Franz Ittenbach was a German religious painter from Königswinter, at the foot of the Drachenfels.

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Johann Jakob Jung was a German painter, specializing in religious subjects, and a member of the Nazarene movement.

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Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Olivier (1785–1841) was a German painter associated with the Nazarene movement.

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Johann Friedrich Overbeck was a German painter and member of the Nazarene movement. He also made four etchings.

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Johann David Passavant was a German painter, curator and artist.

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Franz Pforr was a painter of the German Nazarene movement.

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Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow was a German Romantic painter.

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Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld was a German painter, chiefly of Biblical subjects. As a young man he associated with the painters of the Nazarene movement who revived the florid Renaissance style in religious art. He is remembered for his extensive Picture Bible, and his designs for stained glass windows in cathedrals.

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Claudius Schraudolph the Elder was a German history painter, lithographer and woodcut artist.

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Johann Schraudolph was a German historical painter. His brother Matthias and his son Claudius were both also painters.

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Carl Georg Christian Schumacher was a German painter.

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Eduard von Steinle was a historical painter and member of the Nazarene movement.

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Philipp Veit was a German Romantic painter. It is to Veit that the credit of having been the first to revive the nearly forgotten technique of fresco painting is due.

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Eberhard Wächter was a German painter. Wächter was born in Balingen and died in Stuttgart.