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Caspar David Friedrich 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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Painting ID:: 73027 The Times of Day
um 1821
Oil on canvas
22 X 30.5 cm (8.66 X 12.01 in)
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Painting ID:: 73028 The afternoon
um 1821
Oil on canvas
22 X 30.5 cm (8.66 X 12.01 in)
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Painting ID:: 73030 The midday
um 1821
Oil on canvas
22 X 30.5 cm (8.66 X 12.01 in)
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Painting ID:: 73032 The morning
um 1821
Oil on canvas
22 X 30.5 cm (8.66 X 12.01 in)
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Painting ID:: 73138 Der Tempel der Juno in Agrigent
Date Deutsch: um 1830
English: c. 1830
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 54 X 72 cm (21.26 X 28.35 in)
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Caspar David Friedrich
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.
. Related Artists to Caspar David Friedrich: | Antoine Wiertz | AUGUSTIN, Jacques-Jean-Baptiste | Helmer Osslund | Rae Iso | Philippe Rousseau |
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