Arnold Böcklin (1827 - 1901)

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Arnold Böcklin

Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss symbolist painter.

Influenced by Romanticism, Böcklin's symbolist use of imagery derived from mythology and legend often overlapped with the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites. Many of his paintings are imaginative interpretations of the classical world, or portray mythological subjects in settings involving classical architecture, often allegorically exploring death and mortality in the context of a strange, fantasy world.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:16 october 1827, Basel, Switzerland
Date and place of death:16 january 1901, Fiesole, Italy
Nationality:Switzerland
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art school / group:Düsseldorf school of painting, Römischer Кreis
Genre:Landscape painting, Mythological painting
Art style:Symbolism

Creators Switzerland

Marianne Eigenheer (1945 - 2018)
Marianne Eigenheer
1945 - 2018
Max Buri (1868 - 1915)
Max Buri
1868 - 1915
Jakob Emanuel Handmann (1718 - 1781)
Jakob Emanuel Handmann
1718 - 1781
Johann Jakob Schalch (1723 - 1789)
Johann Jakob Schalch
1723 - 1789
Eugene Grasse (1845 - 1917)
Eugene Grasse
1845 - 1917
Ernst Gisel (1922 - 2021)
Ernst Gisel
1922 - 2021
Carl Arnold Gonzenbach (1806 - 1885)
Carl Arnold Gonzenbach
1806 - 1885
Johann Jakob Falkeisen (1804 - 1883)
Johann Jakob Falkeisen
1804 - 1883
Johann Balthasar Bullinger (1713 - 1793)
Johann Balthasar Bullinger
1713 - 1793
Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo (1717 - 1801)
Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo
1717 - 1801
Teruko Yokoi (1924 - 2020)
Teruko Yokoi
1924 - 2020
Lorenz Spring (1964)
Lorenz Spring
1964
Rudolf Stussi (1947)
Rudolf Stussi
1947
Theo Meier (1908 - 1982)
Theo Meier
1908 - 1982
Marianne von Werefkin (1860 - 1938)
Marianne von Werefkin
1860 - 1938
Hugo Dietz (1930 - 1973)
Hugo Dietz
1930 - 1973

Creators Symbolism

Dagmar Riese (1953)
Dagmar Riese
1953
Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 - 1945)
Ludwig von Hofmann
1861 - 1945
Federico Beltrán Masses (1885 - 1949)
Federico Beltrán Masses
1885 - 1949
Detlev Conrad Blunck (1798 - 1853)
Detlev Conrad Blunck
1798 - 1853
John White Alexander (1856 - 1915)
John White Alexander
1856 - 1915
Elena Dmitrievna Polenova (1850 - 1898)
Elena Dmitrievna Polenova
1850 - 1898
Lydia Nikandrovna Verkhovskaya (1882 - 1919)
Lydia Nikandrovna Verkhovskaya
1882 - 1919
Thomas Häfner (1928 - 1985)
Thomas Häfner
1928 - 1985
Julio Ruelas (1870 - 1907)
Julio Ruelas
1870 - 1907
Valentine Walter Bromley (1848 - 1877)
Valentine Walter Bromley
1848 - 1877
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 - 1944)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1900 - 1944
Carl Strathmann (1866 - 1939)
Carl Strathmann
1866 - 1939
Simeon Solomon (1840 - 1905)
Simeon Solomon
1840 - 1905
Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789 - 1869)
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
1789 - 1869
Jiri Anderle (1936)
Jiri Anderle
1936
Josef Váchal (1884 - 1969)
Josef Váchal
1884 - 1969
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