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This canvas was first painted as a tranquil refuge for Marie Berna, a recently bereaved Florentine widow. Soul-satisfying, The Isle of the Dead - that romantic title a dealer's invention - meets our unspoken need for imaging a pacific afterlife. Counting on its popularity, Böcklin painted five versions.
The Isle of the Dead inspired musical compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Max Reger.
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