Madonna statue in the mountains

The picture depicts a scene from an idyllic landscape, probably painted in watercolour or ink. In the foreground are various tall trees, under which we can make out the curves of the terrain and rock formations. On the hill in the background stands a distinctive statue or monument. By capturing the different shades and thickness of the lines, the image creates depth and perspective. The atmosphere is slightly hazy, suggesting either morning dew or a distant horizon.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is b&W and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) was a German Romantic landscape painter. Friedrich studied art in Copenhagen. He was disillusioned with the materialist Europe, and like William Turner and John Constable, he tried to point to the divine beauty of nature and discourage superficiality, which we see his breath-taking allegorical paintings of nature: Giant or Lone Tree. His works served as an inspiration to Expressionists and Surrealists . The decline in his popularity after World War II was in part due to the Nazis, who perverted the meaning of his works to favour their nationalistic ideals. Some of his works were destroyed in the fire of the Munich Glass Palace or the bombing of Dresden. Friedrich died in poverty in Dresden on May 7th, 1840, where he was also buried.