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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

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

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