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Moritz von Schwind
Moritz von Schwind

Moritz von Schwind

German, 1804-1871
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Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and the songs of the people. Schwind died in Pöcking in Bavaria, and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.

Moritz von Schwind received rudimentary training and spent a happy and carefree youth in Vienna. Among his companions was the composer Schubert, some of whose songs he illustrated. In 1828, the year of Schubert's death, he moved to Munich, where he befriended the painter Schnorr and enjoyed the guidance of Cornelius, then director of the Academy.

In 1834, he was commissioned to decorate King Ludwig's new palace with wall paintings illustrating the works of the poet Tieck. He also found in the same place congenial sport for his fancy in a "Kinderfries". He was often busy working on almanacs, and on illustrating Goethe and other writers through which he gained considerable recognition and employment.

In the revival of art in Germany, Schwind held as his own the sphere of poetic fancy. In 1839 he was entrusted with the new Karlsruhe academy, itself an embodiment in fresco of ideas thrown out by Goethe. He decorated a villa in Leipzig with the story of Cupid and Psyche, and further justified his title of poet-painter with designs from the Niebelungenlied and Tasso's Gerusalemme for the walls of the castle of Hohenschwangau in Bavaria.

From the year 1844 dates his residence in Frankfurt during which he created some of his finest easel pictures, most notably the "Singers' Contest" in the Wartburg (1846), as well as designs for the Goethe celebration. There were also numerous book illustrations. The conceptions for the most part are better than the execution.

In 1847, Schwind returned to Munich on being appointed professor in the academy. Eight years later his fame was at its height on the completion in the castle of the Wartburg of wall pictures illustrative of the "Singers' Contest" and of the history of Elizabeth of Hungary.

The compositions received universal praise, and at a grand musical festival in their honour, Schwind himself was one of the violinists. In Munich he also worked on some churches, particularly the altar and windows of the Church of Our Lady.

His exceptionally mature cycle, "Seven Ravens" from Grimm's fairy stories was produced in 1857. In the same year he visited England to report officially to King Ludwig on the Manchester art treasures. So diversified were his gifts that he turned his hand to church windows and joined his old friend Schnorr in designs for the painted glass in Glasgow Cathedral.

Towards the close of his career, with broken health and his powers on the wane, he revisited Vienna. During this time, he created the cycle from the legend of Melusine and the designs commemorative of chief musicians which decorate the foyer of the Vienna State Opera. Cornelius writes, "You have translated the joy of music into pictorial art."

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Fairy Dance in the Alder Grove

Fairy Dance in the Alder Grove (1844)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
The Singer’s Contest on the Wartburg

The Singer’s Contest on the Wartburg (1846)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Anna Schwind, die Tochter des Künstlers

Anna Schwind, die Tochter des Künstlers (1860)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Der Brotschneider

Der Brotschneider (1823)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Die Schifferin (Baronin Marie Spaun am Gmundner See)

Die Schifferin (Baronin Marie Spaun am Gmundner See) (1851)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Gesellschaftsspiel

Gesellschaftsspiel (1860)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Kaiser Maximilian I. in der Martinswand

Kaiser Maximilian I. in der Martinswand (1860)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Der Erlkönig

Der Erlkönig (1830)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Rübezahl

Rübezahl (1851)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Queen of the Night

Queen of the Night (1864–1867)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die Plejaden (The Pleiades)

Die Plejaden (The Pleiades)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Farewell at Dawn

Farewell at Dawn (1859)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Gnomen am Zeh der Bavaria

Gnomen am Zeh der Bavaria (circa 1850)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
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Portrait of the singer Caroline Hetzenecker

Portrait of the singer Caroline Hetzenecker (1848)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Die Landpartie; Schwind und Bauernfeld auf einem Leiterwagen

Die Landpartie; Schwind und Bauernfeld auf einem Leiterwagen

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
The Rose, or the Artist’s Journey

The Rose, or the Artist’s Journey (1846-1847)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Apparition in the Forest (from Sleeping Beauty)

Apparition in the Forest (from Sleeping Beauty) (before 1858)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
The Struggle for the Wreath

The Struggle for the Wreath

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; I. Fontes Melusinae Der Brunnen der Melusina

Die schöne Melusine; I. Fontes Melusinae Der Brunnen der Melusina (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; II. Am Waldbrunnen

Die schöne Melusine; II. Am Waldbrunnen (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; III. Die Braut

Die schöne Melusine; III. Die Braut (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; IV. Der Eidschwur

Die schöne Melusine; IV. Der Eidschwur (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; IX. Melusines Mutterschmerz

Die schöne Melusine; IX. Melusines Mutterschmerz (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; V. Das Heiligtum

Die schöne Melusine; V. Das Heiligtum (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; VI. Die bösen Zungen

Die schöne Melusine; VI. Die bösen Zungen (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; VII. Das Liebesglück

Die schöne Melusine; VII. Das Liebesglück (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; VIII. Der Eidbruch

Die schöne Melusine; VIII. Der Eidbruch (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Die schöne Melusine; X. Das Wiederfinden

Die schöne Melusine; X. Das Wiederfinden (1869)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Mythology
Bildnis des Platzmajors Julius Sachs

Bildnis des Platzmajors Julius Sachs (ca 1855)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
Bildnis des Stallmeisters Wilhelm Sachs

Bildnis des Stallmeisters Wilhelm Sachs (ca 1855)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Figurative
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