The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from Bleak Boutique depicts a Symbolist, winged figure on a dragon above a ravaged city, staff in hand. Below, a red-and-white clad figure lies among ruins, evoking classic Plague painting themes.
A matte poster, The Plague by Arnold Böcklin from teelaunch, features a Symbolist-style scene: a dark, winged figure wielding a scythe atop a beast trampling someone in red among ruins, evoking chaos and destruction.
The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from Bleak Boutique features a dark Symbolist scene: an ominous figure holding a curved object, seated on a large animal in an abstract setting. The curled print casts a shadow on a white background.
A hand holds an 11x17 inch Bleak Boutique The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster, featuring a dark, winged figure soaring over a ruined battlefield in dramatic Symbolist style.
"The Plague" by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster
A hand holds The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster (24x36), featuring a dark, winged figure flying above ruins and a fallen person in red and white, capturing the haunting Symbolist mood of plague-era art.
A person holds The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from teelaunch, featuring a dark, winged figure over a fallen person in an ancient city. The 24x36 inch size is labeled in the lower left corner.
The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from Bleak Boutique depicts a Symbolist, winged figure on a dragon above a ravaged city, staff in hand. Below, a red-and-white clad figure lies among ruins, evoking classic Plague painting themes.
A matte poster, The Plague by Arnold Böcklin from teelaunch, features a Symbolist-style scene: a dark, winged figure wielding a scythe atop a beast trampling someone in red among ruins, evoking chaos and destruction.
The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from Bleak Boutique features a dark Symbolist scene: an ominous figure holding a curved object, seated on a large animal in an abstract setting. The curled print casts a shadow on a white background.
A hand holds an 11x17 inch Bleak Boutique The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster, featuring a dark, winged figure soaring over a ruined battlefield in dramatic Symbolist style.
"The Plague" by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster
A hand holds The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster (24x36), featuring a dark, winged figure flying above ruins and a fallen person in red and white, capturing the haunting Symbolist mood of plague-era art.
A person holds The Plague by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster from teelaunch, featuring a dark, winged figure over a fallen person in an ancient city. The 24x36 inch size is labeled in the lower left corner.

"The Plague" by Arnold Böcklin Matte Poster

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The Plague (1900)
by Arnold Böcklin
Swiss, 1827-1901 

Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss Symbolist painter whose work is known for its powerful imagery of fantasy, mythology, and allegory. 

“The Plague” depicts a grim scene of Death, personified as a spectral figure, riding a bat-like creature through the streets of a medieval town. The painting is rendered in shades of pale green, often associated with decay, against a backdrop of black and dull browns. This color palette enhances the macabre atmosphere of the scene. The only vivid color is the red cloth of a woman in the mid-foreground, who lies across another victim of the plague, emphasizing the sudden and indiscriminate nature of death.

Böcklin’s fascination with themes of war, pestilence, and death is evident in this work, which reflects the anxieties of the late 19th century. His paintings often explore the darker aspects of the human psyche, presaging the Symbolism movement that would influence artists well into the 20th century.

Matte Poster
• Printed with Dye/Pigment Reactive Ink on Archival Matte Paper
• Shipped in Heavy Duty Poster Tube
• Heavy weight (210 gsm), thick base, and an instant-dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging

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