Johann’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.

Old Man Praying
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789-1869

Kneeling Pilgrim with Cross and Book
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789–1869

Saint Philip Neri with Cross and Book
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789-1869

A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Young Man Lying on a Grave
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Table
Germany, Berlin After a design by Friedrich Gilly (German, born Prussia [present-day Poland], 1772–1800)

Self-Portrait
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

The Annunciation
Johann Koerbecke (German, about 1420–1490)

King Vulture
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (born Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)

Christiane Henriette Koch
Johann Friedrich Bause (German, 1738-1814) after Anton Graff (German, born Switzerland, 1736-1813)

Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs
Karl Friedrich Schinkel German, 1781-1841

Sketch of Family Group with Three Seated Women and Young Man Standing
Unknown German Artist or possibly Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750-1812)

At the Moor
Fritz Overbeck German, 1869-1909

Lithyalin Beaker
Workshop of Friedrich Egermann Bohemian, 1777-1864

Apollo Granting Phaeton Permission to Drive the Chariot of the Sun
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Diana and Endymion
Johann Michael Rottmayr (Austrian, 1654–1730)

Windmill
Fritz Overbeck German, 1869-1909

Still Life
Friedrich Meckseper German, born 1936