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The image depicts a wide, seemingly abandoned landscape surrounded by tall cypress trees. In the foreground, various graves can be seen with monumental tombstones and sculptures. Some graves are adorned with plants and flowers. In the background, a steep rock rises, dominating the scene. A cloudy sky casts a melancholic atmosphere over the landscape. There are hints of human activity, such as figures moving within the space, but they are not recognizable.

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The image depicts a wide, seemingly abandoned landscape surrounded by tall cypress trees. In the foreground, various graves can be seen with monumental tombstones and sculptures. Some graves are adorned with plants and flowers. In the background, a steep rock rises, dominating the scene. A cloudy sky casts a melancholic atmosphere over the landscape. There are hints of human activity, such as figures moving within the space, but they are not recognizable.

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The image depicts a wide, seemingly abandoned landscape surrounded by tall cypress trees. In the foreground, various graves can be seen with monumental tombstones and sculptures. Some graves are adorned with plants and flowers. In the background, a steep rock rises, dominating the scene. A cloudy sky casts a melancholic atmosphere over the landscape. There are hints of human activity, such as figures moving within the space, but they are not recognizable.

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The image depicts a wide, seemingly abandoned landscape surrounded by tall cypress trees. In the foreground, various graves can be seen with monumental tombstones and sculptures. Some graves are adorned with plants and flowers. In the background, a steep rock rises, dominating the scene. A cloudy sky casts a melancholic atmosphere over the landscape. There are hints of human activity, such as figures moving within the space, but they are not recognizable.

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Pax
Der Friedhof von Gravosa bei Ragusa
Date1891

Artist Emil Jakob Schindler (1842 Wien – 1892 Westerland)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
207 x 271 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. rechts unten: SCHINDLER / 1891
Inventory number2548
Location Currently not on display
Emil Jakob Schindler chose a monumental format for his allegory about the transience of things. Surrounded by steep rock faces we see a lonely cemetery. Ancient cypresses rise up against the overcast sky, the gravestones are overgrown with plants. Life and decay meet in this image. It is only on closer scrutiny that we see a monk lighting a candle in front of a freshly dug grave. Schindler was inspired by the cemetery in Gravosa near Dubrovnik although the striking scene from nature and the majority of the architecture were imagined by the artist. In 1892 Schindler was awarded a gold medal at the Munich World’s Fair for this Symbolist painting.

Provenance
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1892 Ankauf Nachlassauktion Künstlerhaus, Wien, für Kaiserliche Gemäldegalerie
1926 Übernahme aus dem Kunsthistorischen Museum, Wien

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