[kawr-neel-yuh
s, -nee-lee-uhs; for 2, 3, also Ger. kawr-ney-lee-oos] 
| 1. | Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253. |
| 2. | Pe⋅ter von [pey-tuhr fuhn] , 1783–1867, German painter. |
| 3. | a male given name: from a Roman family name. |
Peter von Cornelius
painter notable for his part in the German revival of fresco painting in the 19th century. His early works are unremarkable examples of Neoclassicism. But his style gradually changed under the influence of German Gothic art, German Romantic writers, and Durer's marginal drawings for the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian.
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