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Isla de los muertos

1880
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 800
Entre 1880 y 1886, Böcklin pintó cinco versiones de esta composición, que se convirtió en uno de los temas preferidos de la Alemania decimonónica. El Museo posee la segunda versión, encargada por Marie Berna que visitó a Böcklin en su estudio de Florencia en abril de 1880 y vio en su caballete la primera versión inacabada (ahora en el Kunstmuseum de Basilea). A petición de Marie, el pintor representó un bote de remos que transporta a una viuda envuelta en velos blancos y un ataúd cubierto por un tapiz hacia una isla rocosa en cuyos acantilados se han excavado tumbas, una alusión a la muerte de su marido ocurrida años atrás.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Isla de los muertos
  • Artista: Arnold Böcklin, suizo, 1827–1901
  • Fecha: 1880
  • Material: Óleo sobre tabla
  • Dimensiones: 73,7 x 121,9 cm
  • Crédito: Fondo Reisinger, 1926
  • Número de inventario: 26.9
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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