Heimkehrender Ritter
Moritz von Schwind (1804-1871)

Heimkehrender Ritter,

um 1846
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
40 x 27,2 cm
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11562
Acquisition
1869 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Moritz von Schwind, Heimkehrender Ritter, um 1846, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/QKGBAmnLBb (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
Schwind painted many variations on scenes of departure and homecoming. In this example an aged knight is returning to his deserted castle. The subject recalls Ludwig Tieck¿s story of `fair Eckbert¿, who after years of roaming returned to his castle to find it empty.

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