James Marshall
(1838-1902)
Tartinis Traum,
1868
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
84 x 109,5 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
1868 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Sammlung Schack München
Citation
James Marshall, Tartinis Traum, 1868, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jWLpa3aGKY (Last updated on 30.10.2025)
The Italian composer and violin virtuoso Giuseppe Tartini claimed that his well-known Devil’s Trill Sonata was inspired by Satan, who allegedly played it to him in a dream. Tartini wrote down the composition and did not rest until he had mastered the extremely difficult piece. Marshall shows the musician lying on a bed in a monk’s cell while the devil plays the violin.
