Landscape 

Arnold Böcklin was a Swiss-German painter known for his symbolic and haunting landscapes. This painting depicts a crumbling structure built into a cliff overlooking a dark, turbulent sea. The use of deep shadows and muted colors creates a sense of mystery and foreboding, characteristic of Böcklin's style. The lone structure, possibly a villa or a temple, is juxtaposed against the vastness and power of the sea, inviting the viewer to contemplate the transience of human existence in the face of nature's relentless power.