Pan erschreckt einen Hirten,

um 1860

Material / Technology / Carrier

Öl auf Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

134,5 x 110,2 cm

Displayed

Sammlung Schack Saal 17

Department

19. Jahrhundert

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

11533

Acquisition

Vor 1866 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München

Citation

Arnold Böcklin, Pan erschreckt einen Hirten, um 1860, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/jpxegw2GJ7 (Last updated on 19.06.2023)

In classical mythology Pan was the god of shepherds and flocks and inhabited lonely spots in woods and mountains. He would take people and animals by surprise if they disturbed his midday rest, causing them to panic. [erste drei Buchstaben unterstrichen!] Böcklin depicts such a moment in this painting, using a realistic style to breathe life into the antique legend. Schack noted: ‘The aridness and desolation of a rocky southern landscape in the scorching heat of the midday sun has probably never been represented so truly and immediately as it is here.