The Awakening of Spring

Arnold Böcklin 1880

Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland

The theme of the personified spring plays an important role in Böcklin 's work, especially in the Florentine years since 1874. The present design is inspired by Botticelli's 'Primavera' and belongs to the pictorial inventions that made Böcklin the forefather of Art Nouveau.

Details

Title: The Awakening of Spring
Creator: Arnold Böcklin
Creator Lifespan: 1827 – 1901
Creator Death Place: San Domenico near Fiesole, Italy
Creator Birth Place: Basel, Switzerland
Date Created: 1880
Physical Dimensions: 67,5 x 130,5 cm
Type: painting
External Link: Kunsthaus Zürich, Online Collection
Medium: Tempera on wood
Art Movement: Symbolism
Original title: Frühlingserwachen
Inventory number: 429
Credit line: Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by the heirs of Emanuel Berry, 1882

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