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Friedrich, Caspar David (1774 -
1840)
"Caspar David Friedrich was among the Northern European artists
who were the first to depict the Romantic transcendental
landscape. For Friedrich, landscapes were temples; his
paintings themselves were altarpieces. The reverential mood of
his works demands from viewers the silence appropriate to sacred
places filled with a divine presence. " - Gardner's
Art Through The Ages,
11th edition, Vol. II, p. 875 |
"Friedrich himself remarked, 'Why,
it has often occurred to me to ask myself, do i so
frequently choose death, transience, and the grave as
subjects for my paintings? One must submit oneself
many times to death in order some day to attain life
everlasting.' The artist's sharp-focused rendering of
details demonstrates his keen perception of everything in
the physical environment relevant to his message.
Friedrich's work balances inner and outer experience. 'The
artist,' he wrote, 'should not only paint what he sees
before him, but also what he sees within him.' "- Gardner's
Art Through The Ages,
11th edition, Vol. II, p. 875
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