The German revival of mural painting had its effect upon England, as well as upon other European nations, and led to the famous cartoon competitions held in Westminster Hall, and ultimately to the partial decoration of the Houses of Parliament. In November 1841, when the latter work was in contemplation, Cornelius, in response to invitations, visited England. His opinion was in every way favourable to the carrying out of the project, and even in respect of the durability of fresco in the English climate. Cornelius, in his teaching, always inculcated a close and rigorous study of nature, but he understood by the study of nature something more than constantly making studies from life; he meant the study of nature with an inquiring and scientific spirit. Study nature, was the advice he once gave, in order that you may become acquainted with its essential forms. See also List of German painters Notes References Förster, Peter von Cornelius (Berlin, 1874). External links German masters of the nineteenth century: paintings and drawings from the Federal Republic of Germany, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Peter von Cornelius (no. 17–21) 1784 births 1867 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich Nazarene painters Academic staff of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)