Caspar David Friedrich
German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)
Caspar David Friedrich was born on September 5, 1774 in Greifswald and died on May 7, 1840 in Dresden, aged 65. Recorded occupations: painter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist, printmaker and draftsperson. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia and Sweden. Associated movement: German Romanticism. Fields of work: painting, art of drawing, landscape painting and Romanticism. Notable works include “The Sea of Ice”, “Two men contemplating the Moon”, “The Monk by the Sea”, “The Abbey in the Oakwood”, “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” and “Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen”. Educated at University of Greifswald and Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
- Born
- September 5, 1774 · Greifswald
- Died
- May 7, 1840 · Dresden
- Age at death
- 65
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia, Sweden
- Occupations
- painter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist, printmaker, draftsperson
- Movements
- German Romanticism
- Notable works
- The Sea of Ice, Two men contemplating the Moon, The Monk by the Sea, The Abbey in the Oakwood, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen
- Education
- University of Greifswald, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Wikipedia editions
- 80 languages
- Signature licence
- CC BY 3.0
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