Die Waldkapelle
Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871)

Die Waldkapelle,

um 1850/60
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Holz
Dimensions of the object
33,8 x 38,6 cm
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11569
Acquisition
1869 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Moritz von Schwind, Die Waldkapelle, um 1850/60, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/2mxqDPW48b (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
Her back to the altar, a young woman has sat down on a prie-dieu outside a chapel, presumably to rest on her way through the forest. The tranquil scene is rendered in gentle colour harmonies, the green of nature combined with the grey and ochre of the chapel. The paint is applied fluently over pencil outlines reinforced with pen and ink.

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