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

Willi Gutmann (1927 - 2013)
Willi Gutmann
1927 - 2013
Albert von Escher (1833 - 1905)
Albert von Escher
1833 - 1905
Hans Gustav Burkhardt (1904 - 1994)
Hans Gustav Burkhardt
1904 - 1994
Shizuko Yoshikawa (1934 - 2019)
Shizuko Yoshikawa
1934 - 2019
Giovanni Giacometti (1868 - 1933)
Giovanni Giacometti
1868 - 1933
Gustave Eugène Castan (1823 - 1892)
Gustave Eugène Castan
1823 - 1892
Dieter Roth (1930 - 1998)
Dieter Roth
1930 - 1998
Martin Ziegelmüller (1935)
Martin Ziegelmüller
1935
Alois Carigiet (1902 - 1985)
Alois Carigiet
1902 - 1985
Mariann Grunder (1926 - 2016)
Mariann Grunder
1926 - 2016
Max Burgmeier (1881 - 1947)
Max Burgmeier
1881 - 1947
Taiyo Onorato (1979)
Taiyo Onorato
1979
Franz Eggenschwiler (1930 - 2000)
Franz Eggenschwiler
1930 - 2000
Gunter Sachs (1932 - 2011)
Gunter Sachs
1932 - 2011
Elizabeth Thompson (1846 - 1933)
Elizabeth Thompson
1846 - 1933
Lill Tschudi (1911 - 2004)
Lill Tschudi
1911 - 2004

Creators Symbolism

František Bílek (1872 - 1941)
František Bílek
1872 - 1941
Niko Abramidis (1987)
Niko Abramidis
1987
Léo Gausson (1860 - 1944)
Léo Gausson
1860 - 1944
Magnus Weidemann (1880 - 1967)
Magnus Weidemann
1880 - 1967
Filippo Carcano (1840 - 1914)
Filippo Carcano
1840 - 1914
Thomas Häfner (1928 - 1985)
Thomas Häfner
1928 - 1985
Jen Ray (1970)
Jen Ray
1970
Ferdinand Hodler (1853 - 1918)
Ferdinand Hodler
1853 - 1918
Jonas Burgert (1969)
Jonas Burgert
1969
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
Vasiliy Vasiliyevich Belyashin (1874 - 1929)
Vasiliy Vasiliyevich Belyashin
1874 - 1929
Marietta Sergeevna Shaginyan (1888 - 1982)
Marietta Sergeevna Shaginyan
1888 - 1982
Elisabeth Sonrel (1874 - 1953)
Elisabeth Sonrel
1874 - 1953
Suzanne Valadon (1865 - 1938)
Suzanne Valadon
1865 - 1938
Gad Frederik Clement (1867 - 1933)
Gad Frederik Clement
1867 - 1933
Maximilian Alexandrovich Voloshin (1877 - 1932)
Maximilian Alexandrovich Voloshin
1877 - 1932
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