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Moritz von Schwind

191 works

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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