Laura in der Kirche
Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880)

Laura in der Kirche,

1865
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
163 x 200 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11522
Acquisition
1865 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Anselm Feuerbach, Laura in der Kirche, 1865, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/0vxoWJyx2V (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
This painting represents the momentous encounter between Petrarch (1304–1374) and Laura on Good Friday in 1327: Petrarch’s love for the married Laura prompted him to become a poet. His Canzoniere, a collection of sonnets, songs and other verses revolving around unrequited love as the source of poetic inspiration, can be said to mark the beginning of modern European love poetry. Feuerbach produced this idealised depiction of a subject taken from literary history to a commission from Schack.

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