Frescoes in the Frankfurter Römer

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Frescoes in the Frankfurter Römer are a series of historically themed wall paintings in Frankfurt’s city hall, created by German Romantic painter Philipp Veit to celebrate the city’s past and its role in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical wall paintings
series of frescoes
artForm fresco painting
artStyle Romantic historicism
commissionedBy City of Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
creator Philipp Veit NERFINISHED
creatorNationality German
culturalContext Holy Roman Empire memory culture in Frankfurt
depicts Frankfurt as Free Imperial City NERFINISHED
German national history
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
allegories of civic virtues
history of Frankfurt am Main
imperial coronations in Frankfurt
genre history painting
hasPart fresco cycle in Kaisersaal of the Römer
wall paintings in council chambers of the Römer
heritageStatus part of the historic interior of the Römer
inception 19th century
influencedBy Romantic nationalism in 19th‑century Germany
languageOfWorkOrName German
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hesse NERFINISHED
location Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED
Römer NERFINISHED
mainSubject Frankfurt’s political and imperial traditions
Frankfurt’s role as an imperial election and coronation site
materialUsed pigments on wet plaster
movement German Romanticism
partOf Frankfurt city hall decoration
purpose celebrate Frankfurt’s historical role in the Holy Roman Empire
decorate the ceremonial rooms of Frankfurt city hall
significantEvent commemoration of Frankfurt’s imperial coronation tradition
significantPlace Kaisersaal in the Römer NERFINISHED
subjectOf art historical studies on German Romantic mural painting
usedFor representative and ceremonial functions of the Römer

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Philipp Veit notableWork Frescoes in the Frankfurter Römer