Die Belagerung (Verteidigung eines Kirchhofs im Dreißigjährigen Krieg)

The Siege (Defence of a Church Courtyard during the 30 Years’ War), 1848

ArtistCarl Friedrich Lessing, Wrocław 1808–1880 Karlsruhe

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame116,5 × 176,6 cm

Dimensions with frame157 × 217 × 11,5 cm

Status

on display, room 011

About the workIn 1848, revolution was raging in Germany and it was also the 200th anniversary of the end of the Thirty Years’ War. It was probably with these current events in mind that Carl Friedrich Lessing recalled the horrors of that time. In the foreground, a monk accompanies a dying man, while soldiers watch the gloomy horizon from the ruins of the monastery. In this way, the artist combined elements of landscape painting with the reproduction of historical events. His success was based on the fact that he united these areas that were taught separately in artistic instruction.

AccessionAcquisition 1849

Provenance1849 „Verein zur Errichtung einer Gemälde-Gallerie zu Düsseldorf“ angekauft vom Künstler; 1913 übernommen in die Städtischen Kunstsammlungen zu Düsseldorf (heute Kunstpalast Düsseldorf)

Inventory numberM 4037

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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