Arnold Böcklin
(1827-1901)
Der Ritt des Todes (Herbst und Tod),
1871
Material / Technology / Carrier
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
79 x 136,5 cm
Displayed
Sammlung Schack Saal 14
Acquisition
1871 durch Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack erworben
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München
Citation
Arnold Böcklin, Der Ritt des Todes (Herbst und Tod), 1871, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Schack München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/apG9njJ4Zn (Last updated on 19.06.2023)
The masterfully painted autumn landscape reflects Böcklin’s experience of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870–71, when he saw villages and whole areas of the Rhineland devastated. The shadowy figure in the centre is Death, who is riding past a ruin in surroundings from which he has wiped out every sign of life.
