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Moritz von Schwind

191 works

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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

Etching of a seated musician playing a pipe in a rocky forest clearing, with a hooded hermit on a railing and a cave behind.

A Musician with a Hermit

c. 1846

Etching of two horses drinking at a rocky pool beneath a tall cliff with a cave opening and pine trees.

A Hermit Leading his Horse to Water

1840

Pencil drawing of an elderly bearded king seated on a dais in a columned hall with attendants, grid lines visible.

The King of Thule

second or third quarter 1800s

Colored drawing of a crowned woman with outstretched arms standing on clouds within a circular frame, grey drapery and long h

Queen of the Night

about 1864-1867

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a curly-haired putto leaning forward inside a faint circular frame.

Putto between vines

Pencil sketch of a nude putto seen from behind, holding grapes and twisting within a circular scroll frame.

Putto between vines, in rear view

Pencil sketch of a nude putto within a circle, lifting a conch shell to its lips on grey paper.

Putto between vines, blowing a conch shell

Graphite and white chalk sketch on tan paper of a running nude putto seen from behind, with arching vine lines.

Putto between vines, running

Pencil sketch of a sleeping winged putto curled within a circular decorative frame on grey paper.

Putto between vines, sleeping

Pencil cartoon of a seated woman in a draped gown beside a carved pianoforte, within a circular frame on tan paper.

"Der kleine Mozart kniet auf dem Schoß der Kaiserin Maria Theresia", Karton für die Fresken in der Loggia der Hofoper

1864

Ink and wash drawing of a sleeping woman on a bed, an elderly man and a kneeling figure, and a warrior standing at right.

Fairy tale scene

1830

Pen and ink arabesque drawing with scrolling foliage framing small figures including an artist at an easel and a smoking man.

Arabeske anlässlich der Abreise des Malers Becker

1844

Der Kopf des jugendlichen Schiller, im Profil nach rechts, zweimal nebeneinander

1846

Pencil and wash drawing of a woman in a medieval-style embroidered gown and red cloak wearing a crown.

Die Sängerin Karoline Hetzenecker in der Oper "Hans Heiling"

Pencil sketch of two heads: a curly-haired male head above and a laurel-crowned female head below, on yellowed paper.

Köpfe der Personifikationen des Rheins und der Stadt Worms

1848