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Title: Caspar David Friedrich


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Caspar David Friedrich
  • Jonathan Borlo

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Early Life
  • Born on September 5th, 1774, in Griefswald,
    Swedish Pomerania.
  • Began studying art in 1790 at the University of
    Griefswald, where he was inspired to paint
    landscapes, which is what he is known for.
  • -Entered the Academy of Copenhagen, where he
    studied under painters from the Sturm und Drang
    movement.

Self-portrait, chalk, 1800
3
Art Career
  • He moved to Dresden in 1805.
  • Completed his first major work, The Cross in the
    Mountains.
  • Married Caroline Bommer in 1818.
  • Found support from buyers in Russia.
  • Obsession with death

4
Later Life and Death
  • His artwork became less popular within the last
    15 years of his life.
  • Became isolated from the rest of the world.
  • In June of 1835 he suffered a stroke which left
    him with minor limb paralysis.
  • After the stroke, he finished Seashore by
    Moonlight.
  • Died on May 7th , 1840.

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Theme of Paintings
  • Friedrichs artwork followed the early Romantic
    themes of the sublime and the importance of
    nature.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
The Giant Mountains
6
Death and Loneliness
The Abbey in the Oakwood
Graveyard Under Snow
7
Nationalism
Old Heroes
Grave
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