Genoveva of Brabant and Her Son in the Wilderness

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Genoveva of Brabant and Her Son in the Wilderness

1848-1849

Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, 1803–1884)

The medieval legend of Genoveva (or Genevieve) of Brabant, a virtuous bride falsely accused of being unfaithful, captured the imagination of generations of nineteenth-century Romantics. Her story furnished the plot of poems and plays and operas and was a popular subject with painters and printmakers. Here Ludwig Richter depicts the saintly heroine seated outside the forest cave where she raised her son with the help of friendly animals until being safely reunited with her husband.

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Object Details

Title:

Genoveva of Brabant and Her Son in the Wilderness
Genoveva, Membership print of the Saxon Kunstverein for 1848

Date:

1848-1849

Artist:

Adrian Ludwig Richter (German, 1803–1884)

Medium:

Etching, with chemical tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 16 11/16 x 9 15/16 inches (42.4 x 25.2 cm) Sheet: 18 7/16 x 13 7/16 inches (46.9 x 34.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-31752

Geography:

Made in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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