Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German, 1794–1872
Defeat of Wittekind near Bürberg
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Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German, 1794–18721835
Defeat of Wittekind near Bürberg
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld German, 1794–1872 →prints and drawingbrush and wash
Date
1835
Medium
Graphite and red chalk, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper (pieced at top)
Dimensions
55.7 × 66 cm (21 15/16 × 26 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld became a member of the Nazarene Brotherhood in Rome at an early age and adopted their historicizing linearity and interest in Renaissance artists Raphael and Albrecht Dürer. King Ludwig I of Bavaria, an enthusiastic promoter of German national culture, commissioned Schnorr von Carolsfeld to paint fresco murals of scenes from German history for his royal residence. This monumental study for the Charlemagne room depicts the emperor defeating the Saxon leader Wittekind at Fritzlar near Bürberg, which occurred in the eighth century. Placed before the Bürberg church and flanked by angels, Charlemagne is depicted as the protector and patron of the Christian state.
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