Wieland der Schmied,

1850

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

53,3 x 38,8 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 6

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11580

Acquisition

1863 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Moritz von Schwind, Wieland der Schmied, 1850, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/k2xnZDgxPd (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

The subject of this painting comes from a medieval German epic poem beloved of the Romantics. The poem tells how the skilful smith Wieland was held captive by King Nidung, who ordered his tendons to be cut to prevent him fleeing. Schwind shows the king¿s daughter covertly visiting Wieland to give him a bracelet for repair. The smith takes advantage of the situation to exact revenge. He rapes the princess and leaves her with child, before escaping with the aid of wings he has made secretly.