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Caspar david friedrich. By: Jaina, Madison, and Nimi. About friedrich. Friedrich was among the first to depict the Romantic transcendental landscape Landscapes were temples: his painting were altarpieces
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Caspar davidfriedrich By: Jaina, Madison, and Nimi
About friedrich • Friedrich was among the first to depict the Romantic transcendental landscape • Landscapes were temples: his painting were altarpieces • He wrote, “The artist should not only paint what he sees before him, but also what he sees within him.” • His paintings were pervaded by a resonant and deep emotion and religious aspects
The abbey in the oak forest • ruins of an old gothic church amongst barren oak trees • contrast lighting • Lancet window
Monk by the sea • Question about the identity of the monk • Power of nature-divine authority of landscape • Religious implication CLOISTER GRAVEYARD IN THE SNOW • Focusing on death • Destroyed in WWII • Meditation on human morality
quiz 1. What war was “Cloister Graveyard in the Snow” destroyed in? a. WW2 b.WW1 c. Civil War d. Korean War 2. What feeling did Friedrich like to convey? a. boring b. religious c. indifferent d. frivolous 3. Friedrich painted __________ by the sea. • sage b. monk c. pope d. priest 4. Friedrich used which in his artwork? • contrast lighting b.impastoc.tenebrismd.humanism 5. What did Friedrich first depict? a. Linear perspective b. atmospheric perspective c.romantic transcendental landscape d. Trompe I’oeil