Faun and Nymph in the Woods, Arnold Böcklin
Arnold Böcklin
Faun and Nymph in the Woods
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Arnold Böcklin

Faun and Nymph in the Woods, ca. 1859


Dimensions
41.0 x 33.5 cm
Physical Description
Oil on Canvas
Inventory Number
1576
Acquisition
Acquired in 1917
Status
Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Faun and Nymph in the Woods
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on Canvas
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Signiert unten links (Reste einer Signatur): Bö[...]
Work Catalogues
  • Andree 1998, Nr. 125

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1917

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary
  • 25H landscapes
  • 92L4 satyrs, fauns, Sileni
  • 41D9 (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude
  • 92L3 nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa)
  • 31D15 adult woman
  • 31D14 adult man
  • 41D92 woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude
Secondary

Research and Discussion

Provenance

Object History
...
Friedrich Ernst Morgenstern (1853-1919), Frankfurt am Main
Verkauf an das Städelsche Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, 1917.

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Last update

15.05.2023