Arnold Böcklin
1827–1901 · Swiss · 30 artworks
SymbolismRomanticismSymbolic landscapesMorbose themesDramatic lightingClassical mythologyAllegorical figures
artist bio
Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss Symbolist painter whose evocative and often macabre works explored themes of mythology, death, and the sublime. His paintings, characterized by their dreamlike quality and rich symbolism, significantly influenced Surrealism and other modern art movements.
what you'll learn
Studying Böcklin's art allows students to explore the use of symbolism and allegory in visual art, as well as the ways in which landscape can be used to convey emotional and psychological states. Students can also learn about the influence of classical mythology and literature on 19th-century art.
related: Gustave Moreau, Caspar David Friedrich, Odilon Redon
30 artworks
Portrait of Alexander Michelis
1846
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Autumn thoughts
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Venus Anadyomene
1872
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The Isle of the Dead
1883
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Spring
1875
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The Sacred Grove
1886
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Ruins by the Sea
1880
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Villa by the Sea
1864
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Medusa
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Destroyed house in Kehl
1870
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Ruins in the moonlit landscape
1849
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Self-Portrait in Studio
1893
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Nymphs bathing
1865
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The Hermit
1884
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At Alban Hills
1851
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The Deposition
1874
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Arable land corridors in the early spring.
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The Island of Life
1888
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The Moorish Cavaliers
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The Summer's Day
1881
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Petrarch by the fountain of Vaucluse
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Soldiers amount towards a mountain fortress
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Returning home
1887
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Campagna Landscape
1858
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Tavern in ancient Rome
1867
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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
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Portrait of the singer Karl Wallenreiter
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Self-Portrait with Death as a Fiddler
1872
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Portrait of Clara Bruckmann-Böcklin
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The Chapel
1898
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