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

Hans Erni (1909 - 2015)
Hans Erni
1909 - 2015
Johann Ludwig Aberly (1723 - 1786)
Johann Ludwig Aberly
1723 - 1786
Gerhard von Graevenitz (1934 - 1983)
Gerhard von Graevenitz
1934 - 1983
Mikhail Osipovich Tsetlin (Amari) (1882 - 1945)
Mikhail Osipovich Tsetlin (Amari)
1882 - 1945
Johann Jakob Wolfensberger (1797 - 1850)
Johann Jakob Wolfensberger
1797 - 1850
Alexander Kalam (1810 - 1864)
Alexander Kalam
1810 - 1864
Barthélemy Menn (1815 - 1893)
Barthélemy Menn
1815 - 1893
Peter Wüthrich (1962)
Peter Wüthrich
1962
James Pradier (1790 - 1852)
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
Roland Werro (1926 - 2018)
Roland Werro
1926 - 2018
Ralfonso (Ralf) Gschwend (1959)
Ralfonso (Ralf) Gschwend
1959
Burkhard Burkhard (1944 - 2010)
Burkhard Burkhard
1944 - 2010
Gérard de Palézieux (1919 - 2012)
Gérard de Palézieux
1919 - 2012
Adolf Schmidlin (1868 - 1954)
Adolf Schmidlin
1868 - 1954
Enrico Marini (1969)
Enrico Marini
1969
Max Sulzbachner (1904 - 1985)
Max Sulzbachner
1904 - 1985

Creators Symbolism

Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky (1886 - 1964)
Vladimir Andreyevich Favorsky
1886 - 1964
Vasily Nikolayevich Masyutin (1884 - 1955)
Vasily Nikolayevich Masyutin
1884 - 1955
 Gustave Franciscus de Smet (1877 - 1943)
Gustave Franciscus de Smet
1877 - 1943
Heinrich Vogeler (1872 - 1942)
Heinrich Vogeler
1872 - 1942
Kurt Mikula (1928 - 2008)
Kurt Mikula
1928 - 2008
Vasily Dmitrievich Milioti (1875 - 1943)
Vasily Dmitrievich Milioti
1875 - 1943
Ernst Marow (1934 - 2018)
Ernst Marow
1934 - 2018
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau (1864 - 1930)
Ferdinand du Puigaudeau
1864 - 1930
Reidar Syaresteniemi (1925 - 1981)
Reidar Syaresteniemi
1925 - 1981
Ivar Axel Arosenius (1878 - 1909)
Ivar Axel Arosenius
1878 - 1909
Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
Paul Valery
1871 - 1945
Elena Aleksandrovna Shchetinkina (1950)
Elena Aleksandrovna Shchetinkina
1950
Caspar David Friedrich (1774 - 1840)
Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
František Bílek (1872 - 1941)
František Bílek
1872 - 1941
Gad Frederik Clement (1867 - 1933)
Gad Frederik Clement
1867 - 1933
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
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