Plague | Arnold Böcklin | 1898 Select Size:30" x 40" aligning with von Stuck’s fascination

aligning with von Stuck’s fascination with the primal and the sublime

opens the forbidden golden box given to her by Eros

This work diverges from the idealized representations common in academic painting of the time

This print is an illustration titled "Destruction of Leviathan" by Gustave Doré

The contrast between the festive costumes and the tragic consequences highlights the absurdity of honor-bound violence

Plague | Arnold Böcklin | 1898 Select Size:30" x 40" aligning with von Stuck’s fascinationAbout the artwork: Arnold Bcklins Plague (1898) is a dark and harrowing depiction of the devastation wrought by pestilence, blending allegory with visceral imagery. The painting features a spectral, winged figure astride a skeletal horse, galloping through a city as it spreads death and chaos. The figure, embodying the personification of plague, wields a scythe, reinforcing its merciless and unstoppable nature. Bcklin's use of muted, almost sickly