Symbolism

Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle

by Arnold Böcklin • 1872 CE

🎨 Artwork Information

Artist
Arnold Böcklin
Year Created
1872 CE
Materials
oil paint canvas
Movement
Symbolism
Genre
allegory
Art Forms
painting
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🖼️ Artwork

Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle

📝 About This Artwork

painting by Arnold Böcklin

Depicted Topic
Arnold Böcklin
Alternative Titles
Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle Self-portrait with fiddling Death

📐 Technical Details

Inception Period
1872
Earliest Date
1872

🏛️ Ownership & Provenance

Inventory Number
A I 633
Copyright Status
public domain

🎭 What This Artwork Depicts

15 depicted entities

Arnold Böcklin man painter palette paintbrush beard walrus moustache brown hair eyebrow human skeleton violin Death violinist bow gaze towards the viewer

📷 Additional Media

Framed Images
Arnold böcklin, autoritratto …

🏛️ Collections

Alte Nationalgalerie

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