id: 156977 accession number: 1993.133 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.133 updated: Briar Rose (Dornröschen), 1836. Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1862). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1993.133 title: Briar Rose (Dornröschen) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1836 creation date earliest: 1836 creation date latest: 1836 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Germany, 19th century technique: etching department: Prints collection: PR - Etching type: Print find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Eugen Napoleon Neureuther (German, 1806–1862) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00 Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Fairy tales, folklore, and legends were understood as an important aspect of national and cultural heritage in 19th-century Germany. The interest in folk tales began as a literary phenomenon, but it soon infiltrated the visual arts. In his paintings and prints, Neureuther illustrated fairy tales and ballads of the period. In Grimm’s fairy tale Briar Rose, a princess and her kingdom are condemned to 100 years of sleep. According to the story, around the palace grew a thick hedge of briars, which every year grew higher until the castle was hidden from view. The duration of their sleep is suggested by the decorative border of wild flowers and vines that encroaches upon the castle. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.133/1993.133_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.133/1993.133_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1993.133/1993.133_full.tif