Books & the Arts / The German artist’s landscape paintings tried to capture the sublimity of a world that has vanished. Quinn ...

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic landscape painter, considered among the most important of his generation. He is best known for his allegorical landscapes, such as Wanderer Above the ...

When Caspar David Friedrich died in poverty in 1840, he was almost forgotten by the contemporary art world. As his 250th birthday approaches, his reputation is reaching new heights—and the ...

You know the work of Caspar David Friedrich even if you don’t think you do. His classical landscapes, brooded over by solitary individuals or small groups, have adorned metal albums, book covers ...

But it caught my attention because the painting, by Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), focuses on a moon, which has light values that are reversed every half-month. Friedrich’s reputation has ...

“Moonrise Over the Sea” by Caspar David Friedrich, a 19th-century German romantic. (Jörg P. Anders/bpk Bildagentur/National Gallery, Berlin State Museums/Art Resource) Review by Sebastian ...

The exhibition “Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature” will run at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 11. After a long day of hiking, you’ve finally reached the top of the ...

When Caspar David Friedrich died in 1840, he was almost forgotten by the art world. As his 250th birthday approaches, his reputation is reaching new heights. When Caspar David Friedrich died in ...

"Caspar David Friedrich: Art for a New Age" is on view until April 1, 2024, at the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Hamburg. An exhibition commemorating the 250th anniversary of Friedrich’s birth year ...