Die Schwemme,

1864

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

64,8 x 96,3 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 16

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11515

Acquisition

1864 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Hans von Marées, Die Schwemme, 1864, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/ZnxwNJn4Xg (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

Horses’ watering-places first appeared as a subject in art in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century. The colour and lighting in this picture, however, betray the influence of contemporary French painting of the Barbizon school, while the carefully balanced composition and the statuesque repose of the figures and animals exude a serene timelessness reminiscent of the work of the Renaissance artist Giorgione.