Focus on this artwork and explain the Reception.
Peter Nahum and Sally Burgess complimented Gustave Doré's chiaroscuro in The Oceanids and wrote that the painting reveals his interest in how mythology relates to life and death; they described his work as crucial in the connection between romanticism and symbolism. Robert Rosenblum wrote that The Oceanids transfers the "menacing, primeval nature" and "apocalyptic mood" of Doré's prints to painted canvas. He compared it to Arnold Böcklin's paintings, placing it in "a genealogical table that would take us to de Chirico and beyond".
symbolism Gustave Doré de Chirico Robert Rosenblum romanticism Oceanids chiaroscuro Peter Nahum Arnold Böcklin