Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Moritz von Schwind - Draft for the fairy tale of ‘Cinderella’

Draft for the fairy tale of ‘Cinderella’ (1852-1854)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1800 x 1148px JPG, Size: 1.7 MB

Download

Max Size, 6363 x 4058px JPG, Size: 20.52 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
The Artist died in 1871 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Moritz von Schwind

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."

More Artworks by Moritz von Schwind (View all 188 Artworks)

Akrobatische Spiele; Das Nachtlager von Granada

Akrobatische Spiele; Das Nachtlager von Granada (ca. 1858 – 1859)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Allegorie der Stadt Köln

Allegorie der Stadt Köln (before 1842)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Acht Zeichenschüler an einem Fenster

Acht Zeichenschüler an einem Fenster

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Kompositionsaufgabe; Drei Gestalten in einem unregelmäßigen Feld

Kompositionsaufgabe; Drei Gestalten in einem unregelmäßigen Feld

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Achill beweint den Leichnam des Antilochos

Achill beweint den Leichnam des Antilochos (before 1842)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Putto, von vorn, nach rechts fliegend und mit der rechten Hand nach unten deutend

Putto, von vorn, nach rechts fliegend und mit der rechten Hand nach unten deutend (before 1842)

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

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

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

Farewell at Dawn (1859)

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

Gnomen am Zeh der Bavaria (circa 1850)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Friedhofsszene aus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Oper ‘Don Giovanni’

Friedhofsszene aus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts Oper ‘Don Giovanni’

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Inside Cologne’s cathedral

Inside Cologne’s cathedral (1846)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Die Sängerin Karoline Hetzenecker in der Oper ‘Hans Heiling’

Die Sängerin Karoline Hetzenecker in der Oper ‘Hans Heiling’

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

Die schöne Melusine; IV. Der Eidschwur (1869)

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

Queen of the Night (1864–1867)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Zwei Köpfe zum ‘Sängerkrieg’

Zwei Köpfe zum ‘Sängerkrieg’ (ca 1846)

Moritz von Schwind (German, 1804-1871)
Load MoreLoading...
View all 188 Artworks

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Posters
    • Drawings
    • Illustration
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro