Self-Portrait with Beret in front of a Roman Landscape by Johann David Passavant

Self-Portrait with Beret in front of a Roman Landscape 1818

oil, canvas

portrait

16_19th-century

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romanticism

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Johann David Passavant's "Self-Portrait with Beret in front of a Roman Landscape" (1818), currently housed in the Städel Museum, offers a glimpse into the artist's life and artistic sensibilities. The painting features a close-up portrait of Passavant, rendered in a realistic style. He is depicted wearing a black beret and a white collared shirt, with his gaze directed towards the viewer. The background of the painting is a romantic, idealized landscape, with a small church, a tree, and rolling hills, suggesting a sense of peace and serenity. This combination of self-portraiture and landscape provides insight into the artist's aspirations and the artistic trends of his time.

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A German painter and art historian under the Italian sun: programmatically clad in Old German garb, Passavant paints himself in his adoptive home, in the style of his idol, Raphael. From 1817 onwards, he lived in Italy for ten years and belonged to the Nazarenes. Their belief in the renewal of art through Christendom is exemplified in the juxtaposition of a Roman heathen ruin and a Christian church in the background. In 1840 Passavant ended his artistic activities and took up the position of director of the Städel Museum.