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Arnold Böcklin: Quick Facts

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Born October 16, 1827 • Basel • Switzerland
Died January 16, 1901 (aged 73) • Fiesole • Italy

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The Sanctuary of Hercules by Arnold Böcklin
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“The Miraculous Draft of Fishes,” tempera on panel by Konrad Witz, 1444; in the Museum of Art and History, Geneva
Konrad Witz
German painter
Hodler, self-portrait, oil on panel, 1891; in the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
Ferdinand Hodler
Swiss artist
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David Octavius Hill
Scottish painter
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Herman de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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Jean de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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Paul de Limbourg
Flemish artist
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Homer Watson
Canadian painter
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Streeton, Arthur
Australian artist
Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
Rembrandt
Dutch artist
Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci drawn in red chalk, showing an elderly man with long hair and a flowing beard, with a serious, contemplative expression.
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist
Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch painter
Alfred Stieglitz: photograph of Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe
American painter
Mondrian, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1942.
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter
Nicolas Poussin: Adoration of the Golden Calf
Nicolas Poussin
French painter
Oil painting self-portrait by Paul Cezanne showing a balding man with a beard, wearing a dark coat, set against a patterned background.
Paul Cézanne
French artist
Albrecht Dürer: Self-Portrait in Furred Coat
Albrecht Dürer
German artist
Painting by Claude Monet, Self-portrait in Beret, 1886, showing Monet with a full beard, dark beret, and coat against a light, textured background.
Claude Monet
French painter
Camille Pissarro: Self-Portrait
Camille Pissarro
French artist
J.M.W. Turner: The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up, 1838
J.M.W. Turner
English painter

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