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Footbridge with Cross before Trees at a River
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Landscape was Caspar David Friedrich’s preferred subject, and for him spending time outdoors was a religious and transcendent experience. Here, the artist presented the terrain of Northern Germany as expansive and emphasized the smallness of man next to God’s creation. The fine, dense etched lines used to depict the landscape are juxtaposed with the broad strokes that make up the sky and horizon. Friedrich experimented with printmaking for only five years, and this print is one of just a few existing impressions.
| Artist / Maker | Caspar David Friedrich |
|---|---|
| Date | c.1803 |
| Culture / Origin | Germany, 19th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 19.9 x 28 cm (7 13/16 x 11 in.); Image: 8.8 x 14 cm (3 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Platemark: 9.2 x 15.2 cm (3 5/8 x 6 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyCaspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) — German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840).Caspar David Friedrich worked as painter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist and printmaker and is associated with Kingdom of Prussia and Sweden. Their documented life spans the years 1774 to 1840, born in Greifswald, died in Dresden. Their work is linked to German Romanticism.Disciplinespainter, sculptor, architectural drafter, watercolorist, printmakerBorn1774, GreifswaldDied1840, DresdenNationalityKingdom of Prussia, SwedenMovementGerman RomanticismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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