Caspar David Friedrich. Self: Bir Resim Bir Hikaye. At the age of 16, Caspar David Friedrich had lessons in Greifswald with the university drawing teacher Quistorp. The early influence remained formative. His teacher pointed out the natural beauty of his
An inspired yet haunted genius, Caspar David Friedrich captures the solitude of man, powerless in the mystery and bleakness of nature. Find out how this great 19th-century Romantic painter created works of intense beauty in the face of personal tragedy. The DK ArtBook series presents both the ...
Caspar David Friedrich: His Life and WorkGerman Library of InformationGerman Library of InformationSchmitz, Matthias. Caspar David Friedrich: His Life and Work, N. Y.: German Library of Information, 1940.
Caspar David Friedrich's famous paintings are one of the most mysterious in the history of Romanticism in art history.
formed part of the shadow that seemed to darken his temperament throughout his life. While ice skating he was saved from drowning by his younger brother Christoph, but Christoph himself drowned in the icy water before his eyes. It can be hardly denied that Friedrich's various "sea of ice"...
In the gathering dusk we arrived at the gates of Dresden’s Trinity Cemetery — the basis for “The Cemetery Entrance”. Once again, there were inconsistencies with the painting: the real-life gates are less ornate, the consecrated ground more sparsely wooded. But Friedrich had captured the es...
An inspired yet haunted genius, Caspar David Friedrich captures the solitude of man, powerless in the mystery and bleakness of nature. Find out how this great 19th-century Romantic painter created works of intense beauty in the face of personal tragedy. The DK ArtBook series presents both the ...
Caspar David Friedrich's work "Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon." Staatliche Museen zu Berlin The Berlinexhibition, “Caspar David Friedrich: Infinite Landscapes,” will examine the Nationalgalerie’s role in rediscovering the artist at the beginning of the 20th century. During his lifetime, Be...