Why buy Böcklin paintings?
High-quality copies of Böcklin's paintings as canvas paintings are the appropriate enhancement for the rooms of the thirsty and in unusual way thinking art lovers. As works of symbolism it was her declared aim to awaken the imagination of the beholder or the beholder. This and his painting skills make Böcklin one of the famous old masters. Weewado offers these canvas prints framed according to customer needs in different frame depths.
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The art of the Swiss symbolist Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901) is something special among the old masters. Last but not least, he himself was influenced by Peter Paul Rubens and, through his work, also embodied the romantic heritage of landscape painting.
As one of the most famous representatives of symbolism he belongs deservedly to the old masters. After leaving high school in 1845 due to his special abilities, he started studying at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. He then traveled to Belgium to expand his horizons. Other stations followed in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Paris. For him, the trip to Italy was still part of the artistic and intellectual training, which he therefore started in 1850. In Italy, he met Angel Pascucci, with whom he finally married and returned to Germany. In 1862 this first should follow a second trip to Italy. Although he is one of the most successful members of his guild during his lifetime, he was constantly plagued by financial problems.
Pictures of Symbolism
Symbolism serves the fascination of the morbid. As an exploration of the subconscious, symbolist paintings often seem mysterious and represent the fantastic. In contrast to Impressionism, symbolists tried to fill their pictures with meaning. In criticism of the realism of their time, symbolists dealt with the dream, sin, myth and passion. They should give the viewer ideas, make him think beyond reality and what he has just seen. Often - especially in landscape drawings - was drawn out of memory, where one welcomed the deviating from reality memory almost with open arms.
The representations Böcklin
A recurring motif in his work was death, which is found, for example, in "Toteninsel" (between 1880 and 1886), "Selbstbildnis mit fiedelndem Tod" (1872) and less directly in the copy of the "Pest" (1898) can. He often used muted colors that made his work down-to-earth, but also gloomier. In addition, you can order on weewado canvas pictures with fantastic motifs such as centaurs and Naiads. These inspire the imagination of the beholder and at the same time represent a bow to the cultural heritage of humanity.
Selected works
From the large body of work weewado "The Island of the Dead", once the Basler and once the Leipzig "island of the dead" and "The plague" to the topos of death are available. "Pirates attacked" represents a pirate and a wave-lashed coastal landscape. The landscape painting is represented by the "rock slope in the Albaner Mountains". Mythical references include the "Battle of the Centaurs", "Game of the Naiads", "Triton and Nereid" and "Silence of the Woods, Unicorn", although the "Venus Anadyomene" must be given special mention, as it is comparatively light.