Der Krieg. Farbskizze

1896

not on display
Arnold Böcklin1827 Basel – 1901 San Domenico bei Fiesole
We have 18 artworks by Arnold Böcklin online.
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The starting point of the composition, which had occupied Böcklin already around 1890, was probably the woodcut with the apocalyptic horsemen from Dürer's 'Apocalypse'. Dissatisfied with a first version (dated 1896; Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister), he further developed the composition here by reducing the scale and expressively heightening the figures.
Also known as
The War. Colour Sketch
Medium
Tempera on panel
Dimensions
image: 40 x 33 cm
Inventory number
777
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, The Gottfried Keller Foundation, Federal Office of Culture, Berne, 1903