Contains disturbing content
Moody Landscapes
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
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The Plague
Arnold Böcklin
1898 · Tempera, Fir Panel
A haunting Symbolist masterpiece depicting the relentless and terrifying march of the plague through a desolate city.
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Where it works
A substantial artwork with a strong pulse in a warmer tonal register — brings a composed sense of weight.
- Often works in
- Library · Study · Commercial Space
- Placement
- Strongest where a vertical wall can take more presence
- Walls
- Best with clear wall contrast
- Color notes
- Soft sage, Soft gray, Charcoal black
About the piece
Arnold Böcklin's 'The Plague' (1898) is a powerful example of late 19th-century Symbolism. This visceral work features a skeletal personification of Death astride a monstrous, bat-winged creature, soaring through a cramped urban alleyway where victims lie in the wake of the catastrophe. The artist utilizes a dramatic, high-contrast composition to evoke a sense of inevitable doom and panic.
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