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Arnold Böcklin

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Ruin by the Sea

Ruin by the Sea

1881

Painting of a rolling landscape with tall trees, a hilltop town with a tower, and small figures near a stream under clouds.

Roman Landscape

ca. 1850-52

Mermaids and a bearded merman playing a harp in calm sea under a cloudy sky, by Arnold Böcklin.

In the Sea

1883

Dark night scene of a rocky island with cypress trees, stone tombs, and a small boat carrying two figures on still water.

Island of the Dead

1880

Painting of a narrow rocky gorge with a bright green tree, boulders, a stream, and a pale sky above.

Spring in a Narrow Gorge (Quell in einer Felsschluct)

1881

Two figures sit on a rocky ledge; a man points toward a distant valley while a woman in a pale dress leans beside him.

The Honeymoon

1875

Painting of a rider on a rearing grey horse crossing rocky ground at dusk, with a distant figure and trees under an orange sk

Astolf Riding Away with the Head of Orill

1873

Loose oil sketch of a pale ruined house among rocks under a dark stormy sky, with a cypress tree behind.

Destroyed House near Kehl

1870

Half-length portrait of a woman with dark bangs in a brown dress, set against a blue-grey background with plants.

Bildnis Clara Bruckmann-Böcklin

1876

Golden hillside landscape with a seated piper, white pavilion, grazing sheep and a dark peacock in the foreground.

Idyll (Fragment of a Screen)

1872

Painting of three standing stones on a grassy mound under a stormy sky, with a bare tree and white birds in the foreground.

The megalithic tomb

1847

Painted portrait of a young man with dark hair, eyes lowered, in a dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

Portrait of Alexander Michelis

1846

Painting of a grove with a burning altar, two kneeling white-robed figures, a procession of figures, and golden autumn trees.

Sacred grove

1882

Painting of a seated nude woman with a harp by a cave, and a cloaked man standing on dark rocks above the sea.

Ulysses and Calypso

1882

Painting of a sunset landscape with a pond, autumn trees, a grazing animal, and dark mountains under a green sky.

Landscape at Sunset

1849

Painting of chamois grazing among pale boulders and snow patches on a rocky mountainside under a grey sky.

Mountain Landscape with Chamois

1849

Woman in a dark veil grieves beside the nude body of a bearded man lying on a marble slab.

Magdalene Grieving over the Body of Christ

1867

Mermaids play on a dark rock amid stormy waves, one holding an infant, under a bright breaking wave.

Play of the Nereides

1886

Bildnis Anna Elisabeth Burckhardt-Brenner

1868

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a green dress and pink headscarf against a dark background, by Arnold Böcklin.

Bildnis Wilhelmine Wiggenhauser

1849

Painting of centaurs fighting on rocky ground, one raising a boulder overhead under a cloudy blue sky.

Fight of the Centaurs

1872

Painting of a wooded island with dancing robed figures, bathing nudes and swans on a dark lake under a cloudy sky.

The island of life

1888

Painting of an overgrown garden with a pale statue among roses, tall grasses, a stone urn and a curved stone basin.

Venus Abandoned

1860

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair and round wire glasses, wearing a dark coat and white collar, against a dark background

Portrait of Jakob Mähly

1848

Armored rider on a white horse overlooks a stone bridge, a hilltop town and a procession under a dark stormy sky.

The March of the Goths

1881

Painting of a green-skinned winged figure with a scythe striding over a street where people lie fallen and flee.

The Plague

1898

Fresco-style painting of King David with a crown and harp in an arched niche, with a winged cherub holding a scroll below.

King David

1868

Oil portrait of a woman in a grey dress leaning against a tree at dusk, holding a handkerchief, with a distant landscape.

Portrait of Louisa Schmid

1849

Painting of nude Venus rising from the sea on a shell, with flying cherubs above holding a wreath and green drapery.

Venus Anadyomene

1872

Oil portrait of a bearded man with dark hair and fur collar against a grey background, inscribed FLORENZ 1875.

Bildnis des Kunsthistorikers Adolph Bayersdorfer

1875

Painting of a figure in a red robe leaning on a stone ledge in a dark, overgrown wooded landscape with a distant house.

Petrarch at the Spring of Vaucluse

1867

Painting of two robed figures walking past a stone well toward a hilltop village under a stormy sky.

On the Way to Emmaus

1868

Painting of Diana and companions hunting through a wooded landscape with a bow, hounds, and a stag near the sea.

Diana's Hunt

1862

Painting of a hillside with cypresses and a stone loggia, where a woman in blue holds an infant beside an angel and a donkey.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1868

Oil self-portrait of a bearded man holding a palette and brush beside an easel in a dark studio, 1893.

Self-Portrait in the Studio

1893

Bildnis Professor Fritz Burckhardt-Brenner

1868

Painting of a dark-haired woman in a green shawl beside a candle, gazing outward with a melancholic expression against a blac

Melancholy

1871

Painting of a dark island with tall cypresses and pale tombs, while a small boat with a white-robed figure approaches across

Isle of the Dead

1880

Painting of a bearded man in a dark coat leaning on his arm, looking left, with a column and teal sky behind him.

Self-portrait

1862

Oil portrait of a bearded young man with dark curly hair, wearing an orange cloak against a green background.

Head of a Roman

1863

Oil sketch of a reclining nude woman reaching for pink blossoms beside a seated piper on a grassy hill.

Spring (sketch)

1862

Woman reclining on a yellow cushion, gazing upward with a sheer veil and a small serpent near her hand, dark background.

The Death of Cleopatra

1872

Painting of a crowned woman in a dark robe beside a stone pedestal, with willow trees and fields behind her under a cloudy sk

The Muse Thalia

1893

Dark forest scene with warm light on the foliage and a reclining horned Pan figure resting on the grass at right.

Forest Landscape with Reclining Pan

1855

Painting of a woman in a dark headscarf and gold headband holding a purple flower, with a gold sleeve and white blouse.

Viola

1866

Dark landscape painting of a waterfall over rocks, with sunlit mountain peaks glowing under a stormy orange-streaked sky.

Mountain Landscape with Waterfall

1849

Painting of a nude nymph seen from behind, with a laurel wreath and horn of plenty, in a misty meadow.

Nymphe with Horn of Plenty

1866

Oil painting of sailors rowing away as a giant hurls a boulder at their boat amid rough sea and rocky cliffs.

Odysseus and Polyphemus

1896

Man with beard holding brush and palette, with a skeleton playing violin over his shoulder against a dark background.

Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle

1872

Painting of two nude children in a flowery meadow before a marble fountain, with a nude woman, a rider and an old man behind.

Vita somnium breve

1888

Painting of an ancient Roman garden with a round temple, dancing figures, a lyre player and a terrace tavern among ruins.

Römische Weinschenke

1867

Painting of a sunlit landscape with tall trees, rocky path, distant mountains and a hilltop town under a pale sky.

Landschaft in der römischen Campagna

1851

Two women against a black background, one pointing upward, the other with arms crossed looking down, labeled Sorge and Armut.

Armut und Sorge

1890

Painting of three armored warriors kneeling and standing before a stone wall, with a statue on top, under a stormy sky.

The Sanctuary of Hercules

1884

Painting of a slender green tree glowing in a shadowy rocky gorge with boulders and a stream in the foreground.

A Spring in a Narrow Gorge

1881

Carved wood sideboard topped by a mythological painting of a reclining woman with fruit, a wine-raising satyr, and putti amon

sideboard

1874

Dark painted landscape of a ruined stone building and cypress trees above a cliff, with waves breaking on rocks below.

Landscape

Federigo

1855

Painting of a seated couple on a flowering meadow beside birch trees, with a villa and lake under cloudy skies.

Spring Day (The Three Life Ages)

1883

Painting of three women by a pond in spring with winged cherubs flying above among budding trees and tulips.

Spring Anthem

1888

Painting of Triton blowing a conch shell while seated on a rock in crashing white sea surf.

Triton auf einer Muschel blasend Triton blowing through a shell in the surf

1879

Painting of a sea cliff with a stone staircase, classical arch, cypresses, and figures launching a red boat at dusk.

Castle by the sea & murder in the castle garden

1859

Painting of a ruined villa with an arched portal, tall cypresses, a stone terrace, and birds flying under a stormy sky.

Ruin of a Villa near the Sea

1878

Painting of wooded hills, log cabins beside a winding creek in a green meadow, and a distant mountain under a pale sky.

Hilly landscape with log cabins and a creek in the plain

1845