Clemens’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome
Clemens von Zimmermann German, 1788-1869

Brooch
Marie Zimmermann (American, 1879–1972) New York

Salomé
Hans von Aachen German, c. 1552-1615

The Amazon
Franz von Stuck (German, 1863–1928)

Prince Otto von Bismarck
Franz Seraph von Lenbach (German, 1836–1904)

The Mocking of Ceres
Hendrik Goudt (Dutch, 1583-1648) after Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578-1610)

Untitled
Wilhelm von Gloeden German, 1856–1931

Untitled
Wilhelm von Gloeden German, 1856–1931

"Narcissus" Dress Fabric
Designed by Franz von Zülow (Austrian, 1883–1963) Produced by the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna, 1903–1932) Austria, Vienna

Male Nude
Wilhelm von Gloeden German, 1856–1931

Interventionist Demonstration (Why-A-Duck?)
Charline von Heyl German, born 1960

Epitaph
Hubertus von Pilgrim German, born 1931

Occasional Table
Designed by Walter von Nessen (American, born Germany, 1889–1943) Manufactured by Nessen Studio, Inc. (American, founded 1927) New York

Naples with Mt. Vesuvius
Rudolf von Alt Austrian, 1812-1905

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis
Hendrik Goudt (Dutch, 1583-1648) after Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578-1610)

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)
Adolph Menzel German, 1815–1905

Portrait of a Woman
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld German, 1794-1872

Lucifer
Franz von Stuck German, 1863-1928

Study of a Standing Nude Youth
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld German, 1794-1872

Adoration of the Magi
Nicolaus Alexander Mair von Landshut German, active c. 1485–1510