Franz Pforr: A Pioneer of the Nazarene Movement Early Life and Training Born: 1788 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. Franz Pforr received his initial artistic training from his father, Johann Georg Pforr, a painter himself. His uncle, Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger, an art professor and gallery inspector, also played a crucial role in his early development. He continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vi…