Ultra HD Master (2 545 × 1 400 px)
Symbolism
1883
Isle of the Dead
Original title: Die Toteninsel
Arnold Böcklin
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on wood
Dimensions:
80 cm × 150 cm
Date of Creation:
1883
Scan Resolution:
2 545 × 1 400 px
Archive File Size:
0.9 MB
Permanent Collection:
Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Historical Narrative
A solitary shrouded white figure and coffin are ferried across dark glassy waters toward a fortress-like rocky island planted with towering cypress trees.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"The supreme archetype of European Symbolist mystery and melancholy, creating an atmosphere of profound silence that inspired Freud, Rachmaninoff, and Dali."
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