Giant Grave by the Sea
Caspar David Friedrich's 'Giant Grave by the Sea' (1806) evokes solitude and mortality through stark lines & symbolic trees against a cloudy sky. A masterpiece of Romanticism.
Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840): German Romantic painter of evocative landscapes & symbolic art exploring nature, spirituality & the sublime. Pioneer of the movement.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Explore Renaissance art & Reformation history at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Wittenberg, Germany – home to Cranach masterpieces, Rembrandt works, and Luther's legacy.