Die schöne Melusine: III. Die Braut
Medium
Aquarell auf Karton
Dimensions
78 x 133 cm
Classification
Zeichnung
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
2105c
Art Historical Context
Moritz von Schwind'sDie schöne Melus: III. Die Braut* (The Beautiful Melusine:. The Bride), created in 1869, captivates with its romantic depiction of a legendary fairy-tale figure. This large-scale watercolor on cardboard (78 133 cm) is the third in a series illustrating the medieval myth of Melusine a water nymph who marries a nobleman but conceals her half-serpent lower body. Here, Schwind portrays her as a radiant bride, blending ethereal beauty with narrative drama, a hallmark of his Romantic style influenced by the Nazarene movement and Viennese Biedermeier traditions. As a prominent Au...
About the Artist
Moritz von Schwind · 1804–1871
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