Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Romanticism
Date and Place of Birth:
September 5, 1774, Greifswald
Life:
Friedrich, besides being a Romantic, was a pioneer of the symbolic landscape. He used trees, mist, mountains and the light of sunset (in particular) to symbolize Christian religious themes in a sort of mysterious mood. At the time, this represented a major break from traditional, representational Biblical scenes. He is remembered, too, for exclusively working from German land and seascapes and vividly conveying northern light.
Important Works:
- Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, ca. 1818
- Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, 1818-19
- The Tree of Crows, 1822
- Large Enclosure, ca. 1832
Date and Place of Death:
May 7, 1840, Dresden
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