Today I would like to share a fascinating painter and his works (might not so well know to some of you). And, I could be valuable for my adorable wife, helping her clean the entire terrace and remove the moss!
I have got known him for his style of Symbolism. (Symbolism: 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.)
Böcklin is best known for his five versions (painted 1880 to 1886) of the Isle of the Dead, which partly evokes the English Cemetery, Florence, which was close to his studio and where his baby daughter Maria had been buried. An early version of the painting was commissioned by a Madame Berna, a widow who wanted a painting with a dreamlike atmosphere. Wikipedia
Arnold Böcklin (16 October 1827 – 16 January 1901) was a symbolist Swiss painter.
The painter rejected the naturalistic trends of his time and created symbolic, mythological works.
Arnold Böcklin was born on Oct. 16, 1827, in Basel. He attended the Düsseldorfer Academy (1845-1847).
At this time he painted scenes of the Swiss Alps, using light effects and dramatic views subjectively to project emotional moods into the landscape. ARNOLD BÖCKLIN
So, now let’s have a view of his astonishing paintings. I hope you will enjoy it. 🤗💖
http://By Arnold Böcklin – 0wFgMTIQ3kZCpg at Google Arts & Culture, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13251755
HxB: 93.3 x 140.1 cm; Öl auf Mahagoniholz; Inv. G 1960.12
http://By Arnold Böcklin – 1. Copied from an art book2. Unknown source, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9027293
http://By Arnold Böcklin – Own work, anagoria, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18728086
http://By Arnold Böcklin – Schweitzerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaften, SIK-ISEA Inventarnummer 27175, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25924235
http://By Arnold Böcklin – "Von Anker bis Zünd, Die Kunst im jungen Bundesstaat 1848 – 1900", Kunsthaus Zürich, 1998, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5537029
https://www.arnoldbocklin.org/Battle-Of-The-Centaurs-1873.html
http://By Arnold Böcklin – User:Hajotthu, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17120532
HxB: 103.5 x 149.8 cm; Öl auf Mahagoniholz; Inv. 108
http://By Arnold Böcklin – 1. The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202.2. Kunstmuseum Basel, online collection, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147930
lampmagician 
Hello there !
I didn’t know about this painter , although I’m a huge fan of symbolism ( Klimt , Kahlo). I love how he portrays grief and sorrow .
Thank you for the review
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That is right! Symbolic paintings are also, psychologically, an important help. Thank you for your kind comment. Have a great weekend. 🙏
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I haven’t come across this artist before. I like his work, especially the facial expressions and most of all that of the dragon in ‘Roger Freeing Angelica’.
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Agreed! He painted such great symbolic works. Thank you, dear Chris. 🤗💖
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Oh, thank you so much Aladin for introducing me to this simply amazing artist. I love all his symbolic paintings, most especially “Ocean Breakers” Wow! Symbolic and surrealist art are my favourite genres.
Hope your weekend is going well and you’ve found time to pop out and help your wife remove the moss from the terrace. Love and light, Deborah.
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Thank you as well, and as always, my lovely friend. His works are extraordinary, and yes: It was really a hard job, but we had done it!! 😜😎 Love and Peace, dear friend. 🙏💖🤗
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I’d never heard of this painter, Aladin, but I’m drawn to his “Island of Life” with swans. I like the way his palette is dark and a little ominous balanced with those highlights of intense red. Thank you for the introduction.
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His paintings are really very intense and impressive. Thanks for your good description, dear Elaine 🤗🙏❤
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