Leopold Bode
(1831-1906)
Eine Mutter mit ihrem Kind,
1865
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Lindenholz
Dimensions of the object
82,2 x 52 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1865 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack vom Künstler erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Citation
Leopold Bode, Eine Mutter mit ihrem Kind, 1865, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/apG9n8z4Zn (Last updated on 10.10.2025)
The motif comes from Clemens Brentano’s Chronika eines fahrenden Schülers (Chronicle of a Travelling Pupil, 1818). In this tale the narrator, Johannes, is the illegitimate son of the knight Siegmund von Laurenburg and the fair Laurenburger Els. He recalls a happy moment from his childhood when he wove a wreath from oak leaves for his mother when she was carrying him through a forest. Schack described the painting: ‘Her features express in an unsurpassable way sorrow at the loss of her husband and boundless maternal love, and the innocence in the boy’s sweetly smiling face is equally heart-warming.’
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