Chapter IV
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LATE WORKS—CONCLUSION—THE PAINTER AND HIS ART.
Death of Son—Pictures: "The Pietà," in Lübeck; "The Incredulity of St. Thomas," in the possession of Mr. Beresford Hope—Death of Wife—"The Assumption of the Madonna," Cologne Cathedral—Second visit to Germany—Fête in Cologne—Return to Rome—Studio in Garden House on the Esquiline Hill—Cartoons and Water‑colour Drawings, "The Via Crucis"—Cartoons and Tempera Drawings, "The Seven Sacraments"—Commissions from Pius IX., his Portrait, Picture for Quirinal Palace: the Pope's Visit to the Studio—Portraits of the Artist by various hands—Overbeck's mental habits: his extraordinary memory—Modes of Study and of Work—Form—Composition—Colour—The relation of his Art to nature, tradition, and personal character—Pecuniary rewards—Influence over the contemporary Schools of Europe—Closing scenes—Death and Burial 76
Chronology109
Index111
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Portrait of OverbeckFrontispiece.
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The Holy Family2
The Naming of St. John18
Christ in the Temple24
Christ Blessing Little Children28
The Calling of St. James and St. John48
Christ's Entry into Jerusalem58
Christ Healing the Sick70
Christ Falling under the Cross76
The Entombment86
The Resurrection94
The Cross marking Overbeck's TombFinis.