Studie eines Schimmels vor rotfarbenem Grund

Study of a White Horse against a Red Background, before 1893

ArtistPeter Johann Theodor Janssen, Düsseldorf 1844–1908 Düsseldorf

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame119,7 × 112 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workThe Düsseldorf Art Academy professor and director Peter Johann Theodor Janssen made this study for a large-format painting of the Battle of Worringen, which was fought in 1288. A Düsseldorf citizen commissioned it in 1889, shortly after the anniversary of the battle. The horse dominates half of the composition – as if it were the actual main figure – and reinforces its message: the fighters are presented as strong and defiant. The large format of this study also shows how important the horse was to Janssen. The model was a Dutch packhorse, which were common along the Rhine at that time.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberM 2067

Contact

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