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 - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Arnold Böcklin, Ein Mörder, von Furien verfolgt, 1870, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A0GOYwKxdp (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

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.’