The Sanctuary of Hercules

Provenance

Dr. Carl Steinbart [1852-1923], Berlin, by 1885.[1] (Kunsthandlung Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin), in 1886.[2] Julie Ginsberg, Berlin, by 1897.[3] Dr. Arthur von Weinberg [1860-1943], Frankfurt-am-Main, by 1904; by inheritance to his adopted daughters, Charlotte Frederike, Princess Ferdinand Lobkowicz [1896-1973], Frankfurt-am-main, and Marie Elisabeth, Gräfin von Spreti [1892-1969]; presumably by inheritance to Marie Elisabeth's daughter, Alexandra-Beatrix Scherping [b. 1929, née Countess von Spreti], Schloss Pähl, Bavaria. (Galerie Bruno Meissner, Zurich), by 1975;[4] purchased 1976 by NGA. [1] Steinbart's name is written three times in various locations on the reverse of the panel; see notes and photos in NGA curatorial files. [2] The Gurlitt name is given in Rolf Andree, _Arnold Böcklin: Die Gemälde_, Basel and Munich, 1977: 451, no. 378, repro. [3] Mrs. Ginsberg lent the painting to an 1897 exhibition in Berlin. [4] Provenance provided by Galerie Bruno Meissner. See also letter dated 3 August 1976 from Prince Edouard de Lobkowicz in NGA curatorial files.

The Sanctuary of Hercules

Böcklin, Arnold

1884

Accession Number

1976.36.1

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 113.8 x 180.5 cm (44 13/16 x 71 1/16 in.) | framed: 142.24 × 210.19 × 8.26 cm (56 × 82 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund