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Lot Essay
Karl Theodor von Piloty, Munich (1826-1886).
The present subject, Seni and the assassination of von Wallenstein (1583-1634) is after the painting completed in 1885, now in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich. Shiller's tragic trilogy and Goethe's theatrical production are loosely based on these historical events.
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein was a treasonist Bohemian soldier and politician. During the Thirty Years' War, he became the supreme commander of the armies for the Holy Roman Empire. Wallenstein fails at the height of his power when he begins to rebel against his emperor, Ferdinand II. Accused of treason, he was assassinated by one of the army's officials, Walter Devereux. Giambattista Zenno (called Seni) was Wallenstein's astrologer. Seni repeatedly warns Wallenstein of impending danger, but is also thought to have assisted with the assassination.
The present subject, Seni and the assassination of von Wallenstein (1583-1634) is after the painting completed in 1885, now in the Neue Pinakothek, Munich. Shiller's tragic trilogy and Goethe's theatrical production are loosely based on these historical events.
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein was a treasonist Bohemian soldier and politician. During the Thirty Years' War, he became the supreme commander of the armies for the Holy Roman Empire. Wallenstein fails at the height of his power when he begins to rebel against his emperor, Ferdinand II. Accused of treason, he was assassinated by one of the army's officials, Walter Devereux. Giambattista Zenno (called Seni) was Wallenstein's astrologer. Seni repeatedly warns Wallenstein of impending danger, but is also thought to have assisted with the assassination.