Moritz von Schwind (21 January 1804 – 8 February 1871) was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and the songs of the people. Schwind died in Pöcking in Bavaria, and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.
Moritz von Schwind, c. 1860.The Rose, or the Artist's Journey. 1846
Moritz von Schwind received rudimentary training and spent a happy and carefree youth in Vienna. Among his companions was the composer Schubert, some of whose songs he illustrated. In 1828, the year of Schubert's death, he moved to Munich, where he befriended the painter Schnorr and enjoyed the guidance of Cornelius, then director of the Academy.
Frankfurt, Schwindhaus
In 1834, he was commissioned to decorate King Ludwig's new palace with wall paintings illustrating the works of the poet Tieck. He also found in the same place congenial sport for his fancy in a "Kinderfries". He was often busy working on almanacs, and on illustrating Goethe and other writers through which he gained considerable recognition and employment.
In the revival of art in Germany, Schwind held as his own the sphere of poetic fancy. In 1839 he was entrusted with the new Karlsruhe academy, itself an embodiment in fresco of ideas thrown out by Goethe. He decorated a villa in Leipzig with the story of Cupid and Psyche, and further justified his title of poet-painter with designs from the Niebelungenlied and Tasso's Gerusalemme for the walls of the castle of Hohenschwangau in Bavaria.
From the year 1844 dates his residence in Frankfurt during which he created some of his finest easel pictures, most notably the "Singers' Contest" in the Wartburg (1846), as well as designs for the Goethe celebration. There were also numerous book illustrations. The conceptions for the most part are better than the execution.
In 1847, Schwind returned to Munich on being appointed professor in the academy. Eight years later his fame was at its height on the completion in the castle of the Wartburg of wall pictures illustrative of the "Singers' Contest" and of the history of Elizabeth of Hungary.
The compositions received universal praise, and at a grand musical festival in their honour, Schwind himself was one of the violinists. In Munich he also worked on some churches, particularly the altar and windows of the Church of Our Lady.[1]
His exceptionally mature cycle, "Seven Ravens" from Grimm's fairy stories was produced in 1857. In the same year he visited England to report officially to King Ludwig on the Manchester art treasures. So diversified were his gifts that he turned his hand to church windows and joined his old friend Schnorr in designs for the painted glass in Glasgow Cathedral.
Towards the close of his career, with broken health and his powers on the wane, he revisited Vienna. During this time, he created the cycle from the legend of Melusine and the designs commemorative of chief musicians which decorate the foyer of the Vienna State Opera. Cornelius writes, "You have translated the joy of music into pictorial art."
^Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Moritz von Schwind" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schwind, Moritz von". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 394–395.
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Moritz von Schwind's birth house in Vienna
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Moritz von Schwind 21 January 1804 8 February 1871 was an Austrian painter born in Vienna Schwind s genius was lyrical he drew inspiration from chivalry folklore and the songs of the people Schwind died in Pocking in Bavaria and was buried in the Alter Sudfriedhof in Munich Moritz von Schwind c 1860 The Rose or the Artist s Journey 1846 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Selected paintings 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editMoritz von Schwind received rudimentary training and spent a happy and carefree youth in Vienna Among his companions was the composer Schubert some of whose songs he illustrated In 1828 the year of Schubert s death he moved to Munich where he befriended the painter Schnorr and enjoyed the guidance of Cornelius then director of the Academy nbsp Frankfurt SchwindhausIn 1834 he was commissioned to decorate King Ludwig s new palace with wall paintings illustrating the works of the poet Tieck He also found in the same place congenial sport for his fancy in a Kinderfries He was often busy working on almanacs and on illustrating Goethe and other writers through which he gained considerable recognition and employment In the revival of art in Germany Schwind held as his own the sphere of poetic fancy In 1839 he was entrusted with the new Karlsruhe academy itself an embodiment in fresco of ideas thrown out by Goethe He decorated a villa in Leipzig with the story of Cupid and Psyche and further justified his title of poet painter with designs from the Niebelungenlied and Tasso s Gerusalemme for the walls of the castle of Hohenschwangau in Bavaria From the year 1844 dates his residence in Frankfurt during which he created some of his finest easel pictures most notably the Singers Contest in the Wartburg 1846 as well as designs for the Goethe celebration There were also numerous book illustrations The conceptions for the most part are better than the execution In 1847 Schwind returned to Munich on being appointed professor in the academy Eight years later his fame was at its height on the completion in the castle of the Wartburg of wall pictures illustrative of the Singers Contest and of the history of Elizabeth of Hungary The compositions received universal praise and at a grand musical festival in their honour Schwind himself was one of the violinists In Munich he also worked on some churches particularly the altar and windows of the Church of Our Lady 1 His exceptionally mature cycle Seven Ravens from Grimm s fairy stories was produced in 1857 In the same year he visited England to report officially to King Ludwig on the Manchester art treasures So diversified were his gifts that he turned his hand to church windows and joined his old friend Schnorr in designs for the painted glass in Glasgow Cathedral Towards the close of his career with broken health and his powers on the wane he revisited Vienna During this time he created the cycle from the legend of Melusine and the designs commemorative of chief musicians which decorate the foyer of the Vienna State Opera Cornelius writes You have translated the joy of music into pictorial art Selected paintings edit nbsp A Player with a Hermit 1846 nbsp Honeymoon 1867 nbsp The Dream of the Prisoner 1836 nbsp Rubezahl 1845 nbsp Sabina of Steinbach 1844 nbsp Early Morning 1858 nbsp Farewell at Dawn 1859 nbsp Cinderella to go on the ball 1852 nbsp The Visit 1860 See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moritz von Schwind Romanticism Peter von Cornelius Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNotes edit Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Moritz von Schwind Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Schwind Moritz von Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 394 395 External links edit nbsp Media related to Moritz von Schwind at Wikimedia Commons German masters of the nineteenth century paintings and drawings from the Federal Republic of Germany a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art which contains material on Moritz von Schwind no 79 82 nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Moritz von Schwind Literature by and about Moritz von Schwind in the German National Library catalogue Works by and about Moritz von Schwind in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek German Digital Library Works by Moritz von Schwind Zeno org in German Entry about Moritz von Schwind in the database Gedachtnis des Landes on the history of the state of Lower Austria Lower Austria Museum Moritz von Schwind s birth house in Vienna Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moritz von Schwind amp oldid 1194180853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
