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Isle of the Dead (German: Die Toteninsel) is the best-known painting of Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Prints were very popular in central Europe in the early 20th century—Vladimir Nabokov observed in his 1936 novel Despair that they could be "found in every Berlin home".[1] Böcklin produced several different versions of the painting between 1880 and 1901, which today are exhibited in Basel, New York City, Berlin and Leipzig. All versions of Isle of the Dead depict a desolate and rocky islet seen across an expanse of dark water. A small rowing boat is just arriving at a water gate and seawall on shore.[2] An oarsman maneuvers the boat from the stern. In the bow, facing the gate, is a standing figure clad entirely in white. Just ahead of the figure is a white, festooned object commonly interpreted as a coffin. The tiny islet is dominated by a dense grove of tall, dark cypress trees—associated by long-standing tradition with cemeteries and mourning—which is closely he

Isle of the Dead (painting) - Wikipedia Isle of the Dead (painting) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Painting by Arnold Böcklin Isle of the Dead : "Basel" version, 1880 Isle of the Dead : "New York" version, 1880 Isle of the Dead : Third version, 1883 Isle of the Dead : Fourth version, 1884 (black-and-white photograph) Isle of the Dead : Fifth version, 1886 Isle of the Dead : Sixth version, 1901 Isle of the Dead ( German : Die Toteninsel ) is the best-known painting of Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Prints were very popular in central

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