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The Journey to Emmaus. Right panel of the frescoes from the garden hall of Councilor Karl Sarasin-Sauvain
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The Journey to Emmaus. Right panel of the frescoes from the garden hall of Councilor Karl Sarasin-Sauvain

Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901) · 1868 · Fresko, auf Leinwand übertragen

From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The fresco transferred to canvas, together with Inv. 1903 and Inv. 1905, adorned the rear wall of a pavilion that Karl Sarasin-Sauvain (1815–86) had built in his garden between St. Alban-Vorstadt and St. Alban-Anlage in Basel. The commission for the wall paintings with motifs from the Old and New Testament was probably mediated by Böcklin's friend Jacob Burckhardt (exh. cat. Basel/Paris/Munich 2001, p. 206). According to Rudolf Schick, Böcklin began this fresco on September 4.

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BildFresko, auf Leinwand übertragen
Credit lineDer Gang nach Emmaus. Rechtes Bild der Fresken aus dem Gartensaal des Ratsherrn Karl Sarasin-Sauvain. 1868. Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Kunstmuseum Basel, Depositum der Gottfried Keller-Stiftung, Bundesamt für Kultur, Bern. Public domain.
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