Badende Kinder
Anselm Feuerbach (1829-1880)

Badende Kinder,

1864
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
74,6 x 148,7 cm
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11513
Acquisition
1864 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Anselm Feuerbach, Badende Kinder, 1864, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ZMLJrvoLJv (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
Feuerbach admired Rubens’s depictions of children, which showed how even the smallest paintings could achieve a monumental effect. This picture draws on imagery relating to the cults of Dionysus and Bacchus in classical mythology. Feuerbach painted a number of similar pictures featuring putti or children, their carefree play in natural surroundings embodying a yearning for humanity to be at one with creation.

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