The Daily Painting: Winter Landscape with Church

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Winter Landscape with Church

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Caspar David Friedrich

(German, 1774-1940)

Winter Landscape with Church, 1811

Oil on canvas

The figure in this painting is probably Friedrich himself. The traveler has abandoned his crutch and is praying before a crucifix before resuming his journey onwards to the Gothic cathedral in the distance.

from ArtMagick.com

1 comment:

AnonymousDecember 19, 2010 at 7:52 PM
This is so real-looking!!!!
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