Des Pfarrers Tochter von Taubenhein (The Parson's Daughter from Taubenhain)

Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850, 1839

This painting features various detailed and colorful scenes containing romantic and natural elements. The composition includes sections depicting different moments clued together with floral and architectural motifs. The top section shows a landscape with a castle and mythical figures. The central panel shows a male and female figure under a flowering vine archway. Flanking them are decorative images of women and floral forms. Below this is a text block surrounded by floral designs. The lower part displays windswept trees suggesting motion and nature's power. The painting is enclosed within a border featuring floral and vine motifs. It reflects 19th-century romanticism with attention to detail, storytelling, and connection to nature.
Artist
Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850
Date
1839
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and shell gold with graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
36.9 × 26 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting features various detailed and colorful scenes containing romantic and natural elements. The composition includes sections depicting different moments clued together with floral and architectural motifs. The top section shows a landscape with a castle and mythical figures. The central panel shows a male and female figure under a flowering vine archway. Flanking them are decorative images of women and floral forms. Below this is a text block surrounded by floral designs. The lower part displays windswept trees suggesting motion and nature's power. The painting is enclosed within a border featuring floral and vine motifs. It reflects 19th-century romanticism with attention to detail, storytelling, and connection to nature.

Deutsche Grafik 1830–1850