1774-1840 Caspar David Friedrich Locations German painter, studied art at Copenhagen, and in 1798 settled in Dresden. Friedrich painted chiefly landscapes and seascapes, with and without figures, architectural pictures, including a few of Dresden, and some religious subjects. Religious feeling and symbolism permeate his œuvre, of which the seascape with figures, Die Lebensstufen, is a characteristic example. He possessed considerable power to convey mood in landscape. Almost forgotten in the 19th c. and early 20th c., interest in his work increased considerably in the mid-20th c. He is hardly represented in Britain, but an exhibition of 112 of his pictures at the Tate Gallery in 1972 attracted much attention. F. G. Kersting was a friend of Friedrich.
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mk248 malningen gjordes under en lycklig period i fredrcbs liv da ban ser tillbaka pa en bergsvandring som ban gjorde tjugo ar tidigare ocb minns ett fridfullt panorama, har morer bimlen borisonten i en blandning av mjuka gula ocb violetta toner som arerkommer dampat i de latta molnen ovanfor.