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Arnold Böcklin was born #OTD 1827. He was influenced by #Romanticism and had a fascination with death #Art #ArtHistory #Gothic @RealGDT
A picture must not be invented but felt.
—Caspar David Friedrich, born #OTD 1774
#Art #ArtHistory #Romanticism #Gothic #CasparDavidFriedrich
Alfred Kubin died #OTD 1959. The first painting is Das Grausen (The Horror). The third is Der Vampyr #Art #ArtHistory #Vampire #Dracula
Johann Jakob Wick dieD #OTD 1588. These are from his “Wickiana” which contains news & documents from 1505-1588 #Art #Werewolves #Witches
Edwin Austin Abbey died #OTD 1911. The first is “The Play Scene in #Hamlet" (1897) from Act III, Scene 2 #Art #ArtHistory #Shakespeare
Happy belated birthday to Frank C. Papé, a favorite illustrator of mine who was born July 4, 1878 #Art #ArtHistory #Dragons
German painter Ferdinand Knab was born #OTD 1834. The first painting is titled “The Castle Gate” (1881) #Art #ArtHistory
Here is Frederick Sandys’ study for the skeleton used in his wood-engraving “Until Her Death” (2nd image) #Art #Death @britishmuseum
@couttetlovera @AnnieBrassey Albert Bierstadt is one of my favorite painters. Here's his "The Iceberg" and another one of his seal paintings: