Conradin of Swabia and Frederick of Baden, Pauline Soltau, circa 1860

Conradin of swabia and friedrich of baden playing chess. The image illustrates a scene from johann jakob bodmer's poem "conradin of swabia". Conradin, duke of swabia, was taken prisoner by the duke of anjou together with his friend friedrich of baden after the battle of tagliacozzo in 1268. The image shows the moment when the two prisoners had just learned of their death sentence. While conradin maintained his composure and demonstrated strength, friedrich of baden's despair is evident. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1860. Dimensions: height: 51 cm (20 in); width: 41 cm (16.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Conradin of Swabia, Frederick of Baden. Collection: Private collection. Pauline Soltau Conradin von Schwaben und Friedrich von Baden