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Also known as Moriz von Schwind, Moritz, Ritter von Schwind, Schwind, schwind, professor m. von schwind, moritz schwind, mor. v. schwind

Austrian painter (1804–1871)

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Moritz Ludwig von Schwind was an Austrian painter, university teacher, graphic artist, and illustrator born in Vienna in 1804. He worked in Vienna, Munich, Karlsruhe, and Eisenach, and was educated at the Schottengymnasium and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His teachers included Johann Peter Krafft and Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Schwind served as a university teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he instructed students such as Eduard Ille.

He received the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art and is described in sources including the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie and the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, Städel Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and National Gallery of Art. Schwind died in Pöcking in 1871 and was buried at Alter Südfriedhof.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1804
Died
1871
Works
32

Top works

  • Eine Kunstgabe für das deutsche Volk
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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1804
Active to
1871

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Moritz
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austrian Empire
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Pöcking
Occupation
draftsperson
Languages spoken
German
Image
Moritz von Schwind Litho.jpg
Work location
Frankfurt
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Commons category
Moritz von Schwind
date of birth
1804-01-21
date of death
1871-02-08
Commons Creator page
Moritz von Schwind
Commons gallery
Moritz von Schwind
place of burial
Alter Südfriedhof
has works in the collection
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
name in native language
Moritz von Schwind
birth name
Moritz Ludwig von Schwind
start of work period
1819-01-01
end of work period
1871-01-01
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Moritz von Schwind, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana