Mozart directing his Requiem on his death bed

Munkácsy, Mihály (1844-1900) (after a work of)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

late 19th-early 20th c.

Technique / Medium:

lithography

Additional titles

Description

Lithograph copy of the original painting. Artist's notes on the painting: The man sitting at the harpsichord is Süssmayr, a friend and pupil of Mozart, the same who terminated [sic] the ‘Requiem’, which was left unfinished at Mozart’s death. Standing behind him are 3 singers, members of the Imperial Vienna Opera house. The one on the left in a suit of lilac silk is Hofer, singing the part of the tenor, next to him, taking the part of the bass is Gerl, clad in a black habit, and the third singer, in the background, singing the soprano voice, is Benedickt Schack, brother-in-law of Hofer. The Gentleman leaning over the harpsichord represents Roser, Mozart’s pupil and best friend. In the background are seen 2 other friends, Van Swieten and Schikaneder and also the doctor, who attended Mozart during his illness. The lady on the right is Mrs Mozart and the boy next to her, Mozart’s eldest son Charles.

People as subjects

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) (Composer)

Iconclass

48B26
artist on his deathbed

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Keyboard instruments [2230]

Musical works

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Requiemillegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Davison, Alan. "Painting for a Requiem: Mihály Munkácsy’s The last moments of Mozart (1885)", Early music 39/1 (February 2011) 79-92, illus. 1. RILM 2011-33902. DOI: 10.1093/em/caq112

RIdIM record id

4278