Caspar David Friedrich: the German painter who took landscaping to another dimension

2024-03-02 12:53:02
It is 250 years since the birth of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), one of the great German painters of Romanticism. On the occasion of his anniversary, Germany is preparing various tributes, the most important being that of the Alte Nationalgalerie Museum in Berlin, which will open on April 19: ‘Caspar David Friedrich. Infinite landscapes’. It will be an important exhibition that will feature 60 paintings and 50 drawings by the paradigmatic painter of German Romanticism, including his most iconic works. It was in Germany where European Romanticism had its origin through its literature, its painting and its music, exalting sentiment above the preponderance of Enlightened reason. Friedrich elevated the genre of landscaping to another dimension. Considered until the century… See More
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