The Maidens of Magdeburg

Why it's great

In the legend of the siege of Magdeburg in 1631, young women of the city are in desperate danger as the city falls. Eduard Steinbrück painted this sad scene of the Thirty Years' War in 1866.

🏛️ Part of history

The Thirty Years' War & the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648) — In the legend of the siege of Magdeburg in 1631, young women of the city are in desperate danger as the city falls.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 1,957 × 1,332 px · 2.6 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license ↗

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About the artist

Eduard Steinbrück

1802–1882 · born in Magdeburg · died in Lądek-Zdrój

Eduard Steinbrück was a German painter born in Magdeburg in 1802. He worked in Berlin and Düsseldorf and painted historical and religious scenes and portraits. He died in Lądek-Zdrój, now in Poland, in 1882.