Moritz von Schwind

1804–1871 · Romanticism

Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter, born in Vienna. Schwind's genius was lyrical—he drew inspiration from chivalry, folklore, and the songs of the people. Schwind died in Pöcking in Bavaria, and was buried in the Alter Südfriedhof in Munich.

7 paintings

• Der Brotschneider (1823)
• Gesellschaftsspiel
• Rübezahl (1851)
• Der Erlkönig (1830)
• Anna Schwind, die Tochter des Künstlers (1860)
• Emperor Maximilian I in the Martinswand (1860)
• Die Schifferin (Baronin Marie Spaun am Gmundner See) (1851)