Caspar David Friedrich

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Caspar David Friedrich

• Jonathan Borlo

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Early Life

• Born on September 5th, 1774, in Griefswald,
  Swedish Pomerania.
• Began studying art in 1790 at the University of
  Griefswald, where he was inspired to paint
  landscapes, which is what he is known for.
• -Entered the Academy of Copenhagen, where he
  studied under painters from the Sturm und Drang
  movement.

Self-portrait, chalk, 1800
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Art Career

• He moved to Dresden in 1805.
• Completed his first major work, The Cross in the
  Mountains.
• Married Caroline Bommer in 1818.
• Found support from buyers in Russia.
• Obsession with death

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Later Life and Death

• His artwork became less popular within the last
  15 years of his life.
• Became isolated from the rest of the world.
• In June of 1835 he suffered a stroke which left
  him with minor limb paralysis.
• After the stroke, he finished Seashore by
  Moonlight.
• Died on May 7th , 1840.

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Theme of Paintings

• Friedrichs artwork followed the early Romantic
  themes of the sublime and the importance of
  nature.

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
The Giant Mountains
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Death and Loneliness
The Abbey in the Oakwood
Graveyard Under Snow
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Nationalism
Old Heroes
Grave