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Death of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden at the Battle of Lützen
This painting shows the moment when the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf is killed on the battlefield at Lützen on 6 November, 1632. The brightly illuminated body of the dead king appears to be sliding off his horse, only to be caught by a horrified Swedish soldier. The king is portrayed as a hero and a martyr, a figure distinctly reminiscent of renditions of the dead Christ. But Wahlbom has also util…
Creator
Subject
- Kung Gustav II Adolf
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
Subject
- Kung Gustav II Adolf
Type of item
- Visual arts
- paintings (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065280
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Creation date
- 1855
- 1855
Provenance
- Transferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum
Identifier
- NM 1028
- 18031
Extent
- Mått 101 x 151 cm
Format
- Oil on canvas
- Oil painting
Year
- 1855
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:09:03.321Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:26:33.154Z