Ein Mörder, von Furien verfolgt
Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901)

Ein Mörder, von Furien verfolgt,

1870
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
80 x 141 cm
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.’

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