Ein Mörder, von Furien verfolgt,

1870

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

80 x 141 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack -> Saal 14

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11537

Acquisition

1871 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Citation

Arnold Böcklin, Ein Mörder, von Furien verfolgt, 1870, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A0GOYwKxdp (Last updated on 27.10.2025)

Böcklin did not balk at horrific subjects. Reports of a murder committed in Alsace prompted him to paint this picture. In classical mythology the Furies are goddesses of retribution who avenge serious crimes, notably family murders. Schack wrote: ‘It is certainly not the task of art to arouse terror in the manner of a ghost story; but terror is here ennobled by a magnificent conception and impresses us with all the force of a tragic scene.’