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Moritz von Schwind

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Weiblicher Rückenhalbakt, daneben Wiederholung des Kopfes (Personifikation des Flüsschens Schulter)

1848

Pencil sketch of two men, one in a plumed hat and cloak, one helmeted, on toned paper.

Halbfigur und Kopf zweier Männer

Pencil sketch of a man in a fur cap smoking a pipe, seated in a attic room with dogs, cats, and hanging laundry.

Der Hundefreund (The Dog's Friend)

mid-19th century

Pen drawing of a horse-drawn cart with passengers and a dog on a hillside, with a floating couple in the sky above.

Poesie und Prosa

1847

Pen drawing of a horned devil offering an inkwell to a man signing a document while a winged figure kneels beside him.

Der Architekt Heinrich Hübsch verschreibt sich dem Teufel

1842

Brown ink frieze of Venus on a shell with Neptune, cupids, sea nymphs and sea horses around her.

Geburt der Aphrodite, darunter: Meerfahrt der Aphrodite

1842

Tall vertical watercolor wall-decoration design with classical figures, putti, cherubs and vegetal ornament inside a red bord

Entwurf mit vegetabilischen Ornamenten und figürlichen Szenen für eine Wanddekoration

1835

Ink study sheet with seated women, a standing nude man, and a bearded head sketched in loose pen lines.

Studienblatt mit Kompositionsentwurf und Einzelskizzen zu "König Krokus und die Waldnymphe"

1848

Pen drawing of children and women playing on a lawn by a tree, with a manor house and clock tower behind.

Spielende Kinder in einem Schlossgarten

1827

Brown ink drawing of cats arranged across musical staves with tempo markings and the word Violino, by Moritz von Schwind.

Die Katzensymphonie

1868

Handwritten French title page on ruled music staff paper reading Le chat noir, Concert Symphonie pour le Violon.

Le chat noir: Widmungsblatt der Katzensymphonie

1867

Frieze-style drawing of a dead woman surrounded by mourners and a crowned seated ruler on a stepped dais.

Der Tod der Virginia

1842

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of a she-wolf nursing two infants beside a pond, with a bearded man with a staff at ri

Die Wölfin mit Romulus und Remus

1842

Frieze-style drawing in white chalk on grey paper showing draped classical figures, a handshake, and an ox in procession.

Die Vermählung des Äneas mit Lavinia

1842

Pen drawing of a town by a river with a Gothic church on a hill, rows of houses, and small boats with figures on the water.

Stadtansicht

1855

Pen and ink drawing of a towered castle on a rocky hill above a medieval town, with travelers on a path at left.

Burg über einer mittelalterlichen Stadt

1830

Pencil and wash sketch of a young man on scaffolding beside a vine-wrapped post, with a pulley and a small animal sketch.

Moritz von Schwind auf dem Baugerüst

1838

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman with flowers at a wooden gate, a boy with a barrel, and a village church tower.

Das Pfarrhaus von Cleversulzbach

1866

Zwei Köpfe zum "Sängerkrieg"

1846

Graphite and white-highlight sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf holding a tool, on tan paper.

Sabine von Steinbach als Bildhauerin

1842

Brown ink drawing of a woman writing with a quill beside a sleeping boy, with trees and a church in the background.

Erzengel Michaels Feder

1867

Frieze-like drawing in white highlights on brown paper of men abducting struggling draped women in a dynamic group.

Der Raub der Sabinerinnen

1842

Pencil and blue wash drawing of a reclining woman, a lion, a winged putto and an oil lamp in an arched lunette.

Allegorie der Mathematik

1840

Pencil drawing of a fairy-tale scene with a castle, a horseman, a courtly procession and ornamental framing.

Puss in Boots

Die Familie des Künstlers, rechts ein Selbstbildnis

1851

Studienblatt: Sängerkrieg

1845

Pen and ink study of three intertwined nude figures arranged within a curved compartment, by Moritz von Schwind, 1848.

Kompositionsaufgabe: Drei Figuren in den angegebenen Raum zu bringen, zugleich mit seinen Schülern gelöst

1848

Pencil study of three figures, a reclining woman and a sleeping child, arranged within an irregular angular field.

Kompositionsaufgabe: Drei Gestalten in einem unregelmäßigen Feld

Pencil sketch of several nude figures arranged in an irregular curved composition, by Moritz von Schwind.

Kompositionsaufgabe: Vier nackte Gestalten in einem unregelmäßigen Feld

Pen sketch of a veiled woman in a headscarf with bowed head and folded arms, drawn on pale paper.

Die Landgräfin Sophie im Sängerkrieg

1854

Pencil sketch of a crowned seated woman in a robe with a kneeling figure before her and an ornament study at left.

Kniender vor der Landgräfin Sophie im Sängerkrieg

1854

Faint pencil sketch of a kneeling male figure on pale paper, mostly blank, with loose contour lines.

Kneeling man during the Sängerkrieg

1854

Pencil sketch of a woman in half-length with bobbed hair, head tilted upward, bare shoulders, on cream paper.

Personifikation des Flusses Murg im Rheinbild als weiblicher Halbakt

1848

Pencil drawing of a seated figure in draped cloth, with one bare foot visible at lower left on tan paper.

Gewandpartie der Stadt Worms im Rheinbild, die erste sitzende Figur links

1848

Graphite drawing of a nude male back view with one arm raised, shaded with fine hatching on pale paper.

Personifikation des Neckars im Rheinbild als männlicher Rückenakt

1848

Pencil sketch of a gondola with a man raising a dagger beside a woman, and two harlequin-like figures on a quay.

Pantalon entführt die Kolumbine

1849

Pencil sketch of two rowboats with figures, a man with a rifle beside a sea monster, and ruined buildings on the shore.

The Sea Monster

1851

Pen and ink sketch of a bent female figure with head studies and drapery sketches on a tan washed sheet.

Oberkörper einer sich vorbeugenden Frau, Wiederholung ihres Kopfes und Gewandstudien

Pencil sketch in four panels showing a plant ornament, a donkey with a pack, a musical donkey and a bear with a nose ring.

Kunstgewerbliche Entwürfe, in vier Feldern: Symmetrisches Gewächs, Esel mit Rucksack, Musizierender Esel und Bär mit…

Pencil sketch of two owls perched in a tree within a loose rectangular frame, with a small figure below.

Zwei Eulen in einem Baum

Ink drawing of eleven ornamental panel designs with animals such as deer, hares, roosters and birds among scrolling foliage.

Entwürfe für Balustraden - Füllungen (Tiere in Rankenwerk)

Studie zu "Sabine von Steinburg"

Pencil sketch of a robed figure reaching upward beside a smaller seated figure gesturing at right.

Vorstudie zum Heinrich von Ofterdingen im Freskogemälde des Wartburgsaals

1855

Pencil sketch on cream paper of ornamental brackets, scrolled foliage, a rectangular frame and patterned floor tiles.

Ornamental designs

1854

Pen sketch sheet showing a triumphal chariot pulled by a draped female figure, with figure studies and clouds.

Studienblatt: Wagen in einem Triumphzug, gezogen von einer weiblichen Gestalt

Pencil study on grey paper of a drooping arm with a glove in the hand, for a portrait by Moritz von Schwind.

Herabhängender Arm, in der Hand ein Handschuh, zum Porträt des Freiherrn von Blittersdorff

1845

Pencil sketch of a reclining sleeping nude figure with curly hair and a draped cloth beneath, by Moritz von Schwind.

Schlafender Hermaphrodit ("Hermaphroditus Borghese")

Hand-colored print of Mr. Winter, a bearded figure in a grey cloak, in six vignettes of snow, a farmhouse, a city, and a ball

Mijnheer Winter

1843

Pencil sketch of a harpist under a tree surrounded by seated figures and children, with a church tower in the background.

Aus der Folge "Der Liedler": Der Liedler als Sänger. Zur 3. Strophe (Entwurf zur Ballade "Der Liedler" von Joseph Ken…

1822

Pencil sketch of a minstrel with a lute gazing over a forested valley toward a distant castle and mountains.

Aus der Folge "Der Liedler": Heimkehr des Liedlers. Zur 9. Strophe (Entwurf zur Ballade "Der Liedler" von Josef Kenner)

1822

Pen drawing of knights and mourning figures in a forest beside a gothic church wall, one woman kneeling in grief.

Aus der Folge "Ritterleben", Blatt 1: Beweinung eines Mädchens (Sterbende am Kirchenchor)

1821

Pen drawing of an armored knight with a crested helmet and sword, with mounted soldiers and forest behind him.

Aus der Folge "Ritterleben", Blatt 2: Ritter

1821

Pen drawing of a winged angel on clouds cradling a dying knight beside a gothic arch and trees.

Aus der Folge "Ritterleben", Blatt 3: Der Todesengel (Engel und Sterbende)

1821

Pen and brown ink drawing of Saint George on horseback lancing a dragon beneath a tree, by Moritz von Schwind.

Saint George and the Dragon

1825

Red ink drawing of a fortified castle with towers and gabled roofs above dense trees on a rocky cliff.

Fortified Castle on a High Cliff

1830

Pen and ink architectural study with scrolls, a medallion, and a seated woman embracing a child in an arched niche.

Architectural Details for a Wall Decoration with Empress Maria Theresia Embracing the Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1864

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rider startled by a glowing white female apparition in a forest under a crescent moon.

The Apparition in the Forest

1823

Watercolor drawing of a seated man in a brown robe watching a painter at an easel in a wood-beamed interior room.

Die Malerei: Hans Baldung Grien porträtiert Markgraf Christoph von Baden

1841

Colored drawing of a classical decorative wall design with mythological scenes, Zeus and Athena above and cattle and centaurs

Geburt der Athena - Jugend des Dionysos - Hermes, die Rinder des Apollo wegtreibend - Erziehung des Achill durch Chiron

1842

Pen drawing of a child wrestling two snakes between a draped woman reaching toward light and a startled bearded man.

Herakles, als Kind die Schlangen würgend

1842

Pencil drawing of a seated muscular man, Herakles, playing with children and putti beside a lion skin.

Herakles, mit seinen Kindern scherzend

1842

Pen and wash drawing of Herakles holding up a celestial sphere while a seated figure drinks from a cup beside him.

Herakles, das Himmelsgewölbe tragend

1842

Pen drawing of two nude male wrestlers locked in combat, one lifting the other, with pencil grid lines beneath.

Herakles und Antaios

1842

Pencil design drawing of a classical frieze with a temple pediment, relief panels, running mythological figures and hounds.

Kephalos und Prokris - Endymion - Narziss - Meleager und Atalante - Artemis, den Aktaion verfolgend

1842