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Painting of a medieval court with crowned rulers on a throne, singers and courtiers gathered below, by Moritz von Schwind, 18

The Singer’s Contest on the Wartburg

1846

Kneeling man praying on a cliff ledge while another figure climbs above, with mountains and pine trees in the distance.

Emperor Maximilian I in the Martinswand

1860

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, bow tie and patterned waistcoat against a dark background.

Bildnis des Stallmeisters Wilhelm Sachs

1855

Oil portrait of a bearded man with reddish hair in a black collar and grey draped cloak against a dark background.

Bildnis des Platzmajors Julius Sachs

1855

Triptych design by Moritz von Schwind showing city scenes with a central courtyard fountain, a procession, and a street with

Entwurf zum Märchen vom "Aschenbrödel"

1852

Night scene of a man in a doorway with a walking stick beneath a crescent moon, beside a Gothic-style stone building.

Farewell at Dawn

1859

Painting of a crowned woman in pink standing above a sleeping knight in a dark forest with gnarled trees.

Der Traum des Ritters

1859

Dark painting of a seated minstrel beside a rock cave, a shrine on a tree, and two rabbits in the foreground.

Spielmann bei einem Einsiedler

1846

Allegorie der vier Stände und Huldigung an Großherzog Leopold von Baden

Painting of a woman in a white dress at an open window overlooking mountains, in a room with a green canopy bed and wooden fu

Moritz von Schwind - Die Morgenstunde - Sammlung Schack - 11559

1860

Night scene of two cloaked men with swords at an ornate stone gateway with lion sculptures and an iron gate.

Moritz von Schwind - Nächtlicher Zweikampf - Sammlung Schack - 11573

1859

Painting of a nymph reclining by a forest spring as a white deer with antlers bends toward her beneath dark trees.

Moritz von Schwind - Nixen an der Waldquelle - Sammlung Schack - 11586

1846

Drawing of a moonlit woman in a white gown with long dark hair reaching toward a young man in a forest.

Die Mondfee (Erscheinung im Walde)

1829

Portrait of a woman in a violet gown holding sheet music beside an oil lamp, with bust medallions behind her.

Portrait of the singer Caroline Hetzenecker

Painting of a hooded figure with a staff walking past gnarled trees and red mushrooms in a dark, twisted forest.

Moritz von Schwind - Rübezahl - Sammlung Schack - 11583

1845

Man in helmet and red doublet sits with a round loaf beside a river valley and church on a hill.

Der Brotschneider

1823

Painting of a sleeping prisoner in a dungeon as a floating woman with a jug passes through light beside climbing figures.

Moritz von Schwind - Der Traum des Gefangenen - Sammlung Schack - 11565

1836

Painting of figures in period dress playing a party game on a lawn before an ornate manor house with a striped awning.

Gesellschaftsspiel

Painting of a hooded figure with a walking stick striding past gnarled trees and red mushrooms in a dark forest.

Rübezahl

1851

Painting of a crowned reclining woman on a river at sunset, with children and a boy holding an axe beside her.

Moritz von Schwind - Die Donau mit ihren Nebenflüssen - Sammlung Schack - 11574

1860

Painting of a rider on a galloping horse at dusk, pursued by a pale spectral figure, with women among twisted trees.

Der Erlkönig

1830

Painting of a crowned seated woman in rust-orange drapes on a rock throne, with a black bird flying below under a teal sky.

Moritz von Schwind - Die Jungfrau - Sammlung Schack - 11572

1863

Anna Schwind, die Tochter des Künstlers

1860

Woman in a blue dress standing in a rowboat holding an oar, under a dark cloudy sky over a calm lake.

Die Schifferin (Baronin Marie Spaun am Gmundner See)

1851

Painting of a seated woman in a red shawl beside columns and a lattice window, with a forest path behind her.

Moritz von Schwind - Die Waldkapelle - Sammlung Schack - 11569

1855

Multi-panel gilded frame with arched paintings of fairy tale scenes, including a royal hall and crowds before colonnaded arch

Das Märchen von Aschenbrödel

1854

Painting of two hermits reading in a rock grotto, a monk feeding a deer, a crucifix and Madonna niche in craggy cliffs.

Moritz von Schwind - Einsiedler in einer Felsengrotte - Sammlung Schack - 11579

1863

Painting of two women in a 19th-century interior, one examining a wall map and the other holding a letter.

Moritz von Schwind - Der Besuch - Neue Pinakothek - 8120

1860

Painting of a bishop before a stone chapel while a horned devil pushes a wheelbarrow of stones through a rocky mountain lands

Moritz von Schwind - Legende vom Bischof und dem Teufel - Sammlung Schack - 11568

1854

Oil painting of a young man reclining in a forest, raising a horn, beneath a large gnarled oak tree.

In the Forest (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)

1848

Oil painting of a crowned woman in a red gown beside a winged smith at an anvil among rocky cliffs and ruins.

Moritz von Schwind - Wieland der Schmied - Sammlung Schack - 11580

1850

Painting of a white and a brown horse drinking by rocky cliffs and a rock arch, with a hooded figure and evergreen trees.

Moritz von Schwind - Ein Einsiedler führt Rosse zur Tränke - Sammlung Schack - 11578

1850

Arched gilded frame with a painted multi-panel work: a carriage scene above, a Madonna in a landscape, and a concert audience

Moritz von Schwind - Eine Symphonie - Neue Pinakothek - WAF 1017

1852

Painting of a woman in yellow seated on a tree root beside a bearded man in red and teal in a dark forest.

Moritz von Schwind - König Krokus und die Waldnymphe - Sammlung Schack - 11571

1855

Sepia print of tritons and nereids in the sea, with a muscular triton embracing a winged youth holding a staff.

Tritonen und Nereiden

1865

Oil painting of two winged angels in a gothic church interior, one in pink holding a white lily, beside stained glass windows

Moritz von Schwind - Der Traum des Erwin von Steinbach - Sammlung Schack - 11558

1845

Painting of a chained woman in pink standing above a sleeping knight in a moonlit forest with a crescent moon.

Moritz von Schwind - Die gefangene Prinzessin - Sammlung Schack - 11582

1860

Painting of a knight in a white cross surcoat embracing a woman while a crowd, a crowned rider and a castle watch in a forest

The Return of the Count of Gleichen

1864

Painting of female figures and a winged child dancing in a ring by water beneath dense trees at dusk.

Elves' Dance in the Alder Grove

1860

Painting of a rider on a white horse fleeing through a dark forest, pursued by a billowing white ghostly figure at night.

Moritz von Schwind - Der Erlkönig - Sammlung Schack - 11554

1860

Painting of a rider on a tan horse on a forest path at sunset, with blue mountains and a valley beyond.

Moritz von Schwind - Abschied vom Tal - Sammlung Schack - 11585

1846

Armored knight with leaf wreath plays lute beside reclining woman on water, with cliffs and castle behind.

Moritz von Schwind - Der Vater Rhein, die Fidel Volkers spielend - Sammlung Schack - 11581

1865

Painting of a nude youth lying on a wave-washed shore below a columned terrace where a woman rests, under a dusky sunset sky.

Moritz von Schwind - Hero und Leander - Sammlung Schack - 11575

1863

Seated wanderer under a tree overlooking a valley with a castle, a river, and distant mountain peaks.

Rast auf der Wanderschaft

1860

Painting of a ghostly white-gowned woman floating in a dark forest while an armored knight looks up at her.

Apparition in the Forest (from Sleeping Beauty)

1858

Woman in headscarf chiselling a stone statue of a blindfolded figure, with a cathedral and workers behind her.

Sabina von Steinbach chisels the Statue of the Synagogue

1844

Painting of a woman in white dress by a tree while a man in dark coat sketches on a stone wall in a forest.

The Painter Joseph Binder's Adventure

1860

Painting of wreathed female figures dancing in a leafy grove, with draped fabric and a light sky behind the trees.

Fairy Dance in the Alder Grove

1844

Painting of Cinderella scene with women in gowns on a stone staircase, horses, and arched arcades in a courtyard.

Cinderella, to go on the prom

1852