Legende vom Bischof und dem Teufel,

um 1854

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Holz

Dimensions of the object

78,5 x 44,7 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 4

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11568

Acquisition

1869 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Moritz von Schwind, Legende vom Bischof und dem Teufel, um 1854, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/QrLWzbXxNO (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

A medieval legend tells how the devil helped St Wolfgang to build a chapel next to his mountain hermitage. In exchange the devil demanded the soul of the first living being who entered the building after its completion. The bishop outwitted his adversary by sending a wolf into the chapel. Schwind interpreted the legend in his own way, as proof that the blows of fate can be averted through vigour and intelligence.