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    Isle of the Dead (German: Die Toteninsel) is the best-known painting of Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Prints were very popular in...
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  • Emily Rodda Isle of the Dead (painting), a symbolist painting by Arnold Böcklin Isle of the Dead (Rachmaninoff), a symphonic poem Isle of the Dead (video game)...
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    reproduction of Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead, which he saw in Paris in 1907. He composed the work from January to March of 1909, but later...
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  • Böcklin. In the novel, Francis Sandow refers to “that mad painting by Boecklin, The Isle of the Dead.” Böcklin created at least five paintings with that...
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    film's script was inspired by the painting Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin, which appears behind the title credits, though the film was originally titled...
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    Isle of the Dead is an island, about 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in area, adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia. It is historically significant since...
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    Arnold Böcklin (category Düsseldorf school of painting)
    January 1901) was a Swiss Symbolist painter. His five versions of the Isle of the Dead inspired works by several late-Romantic composers. Arnold Böcklin...
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  • based on the Isle of the Dead (painting) Isla del Morte (Island of Death), Seattle; a fictional location found in House of the Dead (film) Island of Death...
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    Eggs is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze, created in 1756. It is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, which...
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  • Heinrich Thyssen (category Alumni of the University of London)
    Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2010. Thyssen Thyssen family Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Isle of the Dead (painting) Partially...
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    oil painting. Apparently influenced by the French style, the elements in the tapestries reflect the woodcuts and metalcuts made in Paris in the late...
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    Ugolino and His Sons (Carpeaux) (category Sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
    possibly dead. In the source text, Ugolino grieves the agonizing death of his children and whether he eats his children's flesh is unclear to the reader...
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    The Chess Players is an 1876 genre painting by the American painter Thomas Eakins, Goodrich catalogue #96. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan...
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    The Temple of Dendur (Dendoor in the 19th century) is a Roman Egyptian religious structure originally located in Tuzis (later Dendur), Nubia about 80 kilometres...
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    Oil on copper (category Painting techniques)
    occur on the metal's surface. Isle of the Dead (painting) Francesco St Jerome. Mars and Venus oil on copper (1605–1610), (São Paulo Museum of Art, São...
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    Met Gala (category Balls in the United States)
    The Met Gala, formally called the Costume Institute Benefit, is the annual haute couture fundraising festival held for the benefit of the Metropolitan...
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    five versions of Isle of the Dead. According to Alma Mahler, the wife of the composer Gustav Mahler, her husband was "under the spell" of Böcklin's self-portrait...
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    the title The Return was relevant to the narrative of the set of preludes. Another composition by Rachmaninoff, his symphonic poem Isle of the Dead,...
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    a Department of Scientific Research. The permanent collection includes works of art from classical antiquity and ancient Egypt; paintings and sculptures...
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    Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (category Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibitions)
    McQueen: Savage Beauty was an art exhibition held in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art featuring clothing created by British fashion designer Alexander...
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    the 12th through 15th centuries. The objects include stone and wood sculptures, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts and panel paintings, of which the...
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  • The Pictures Generation, 1974–1984 was an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City that ran from April 29 – August 2, 2009...
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    The Dead Christ with Angels is an 1864 oil painting by French painter Édouard Manet. The painting depicts the biblical story (John 20:12) of Mary Magdalene...
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    Hounds and jackals (category Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
    jackals or dogs and jackals is the modern name given to an ancient Egyptian tables game that is known from several examples of gaming boards and gaming pieces...
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    The Manx (/mæŋks/ manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are an ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong to the...
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    Kneeling Bull with Vessel (category Sculpture of the Ancient Near East)
    The Kneeling Bull With Vessel is a small 6 3/8 inches (16.3 cm) tall statue made of silver with an animal upper part of a bull holding a vessel with pebbles...
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  • Sculpture of Middle America,” and “Masterpieces of Seven Centuries.” "New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940–1970" was the Museum's first exhibition of contemporary...
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    of the In-Between was an art exhibition about the work of fashion designer Rei Kawakubo and her designs for her fashion house, Comme des Garçons. The...
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    The Met Fifth Avenue is the primary museum building for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The building is located at 1000 Fifth Avenue,...
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    The Statuette of Mercury is a Roman bronze statuette of the god Hermes created in the 2nd century CE. Acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2023...
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