Arnold Böcklin
(1827-1901)
Ein heiliger Hain,
um 1871
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
80,5 x 103,1 cm
Displayed
Sammlung Schack Saal 13
Acquisition
Vor 1874 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Arnold Böcklin, Ein heiliger Hain, um 1871, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/y7GE19OGPV (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
Böcklin often lent his paintings an aura of mystery and unreality by including fabulous creatures and other mythological elements. In this example a unicorn sits on the ground before a dark grove, flanked by two golden sacrificial bowls on tall stands. The subject is enigmatic. In Schack’s opinion the picture shows ‘one of Armida’s magic forests guarded by unicorns’.
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