Die jung verstorbene Schwester des Ferdinand Scheidt als aufschwebende Psyche

The Early Deceased Sister of Ferdinand Scheidt as an Ascending Psyche, 1809

ArtistPeter Josef von Cornelius, Düsseldorf 1783–1867 Berlin

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame134 × 103 cm

Dimensions with frame163 × 133 × 11 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workTwo-year-old Ida Scheidt from Kettwig died of epilepsy just two weeks after her brother, who was four years older. Thanks to the father’s success in the textile industry the family was wealthy. The young painter Peter Cornelius, later director of the Düsseldorf Art Academy, was commissioned to create Ida’s memorial picture. He combined the portrait with a depiction of the Greek goddess Psyche with butterfly wings, which was popular at the time. After a deathlike sleep, Psyche was welcomed to Mount Olympus – the home of the gods – and thus became immortal.

AccessionGift 1883

Provenance[...]; 1883 erworben durch Schenkung von Kommerzienrat Scheidt, Kettwig

Inventory numberM 4061

Düsseldorf School of Painting

Contact

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