DETAILS
- Artist
- Arnold Böcklin
- Date
- 1847
- Location
- Alte Nationalgalerie
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THE ARTIST
Arnold Böcklin
Swiss Symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin is best known for his haunting and evocative series, 'The Isle of the Dead,' which inspired composers and artists for generations.
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