Der Einsiedler
Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901)

Der Einsiedler,

um 1863
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
106 x 57,8 cm
Department
19. Jahrhundert
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
11525
Acquisition
Vor 1866 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Arnold Böcklin, Der Einsiedler, um 1863, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/8eGVnwBGWQ (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
Böcklin depicted the rich colours of autumn more compellingly than virtually any of his contemporaries. The hermit here kneels on a ledge on a steep rocky mountain scattered with thorny plants. Böcklin’s picture, unlike Moritz von Schwind’s purely contemplative images of hermits, contains a disturbing element: ravens are circling in the sky, doubtless in anticipation of the hermit’s death.

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