An Overgrown Mineshaft
1824
29.0 x 21.0 cm
Carl Gustav Carus (1789 – 1869)
Carl Gustav Carus (1789-1869) was a German Romantic painter, physician & scientist. Explore his atmospheric landscapes, psychological themes, and influence on Darwin & Jung. Discover iconic works like 'Morning Fog' & 'Oaks at the Sea Shore'.
Carus was a leading painter of German Romanticism, second in importance only to his close friend Caspar David Friedrich. He was a multitalented man: a correspondent of Goethe"s, theorist, writer on art, medical professor, royal physician, and notable scientist. His now-famous Nine Letters on Landscape Painting (1831) reflects his changing attitude toward nature. Having initially embraced a religio-mystical Romanticism, one that was nurtured by his friendship with Friedrich, Carus then changed course, moving toward greater objectivity and a nascent naturalism. His increased spontaneity in the face of nature is vividly expressed in the modest motif of An Overgrown Mineshaft, an entrance to a rock cave that has been taken over by riotous weeds and bushes.
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- Название: An Overgrown Mineshaft
- Художник: Carl Gustav Carus
- Год: 1824
- Размер оригинала: 29.0 x 21.0 cm
- Формат: Portrait
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Основной цвет: Phthalo Green
- Воспринимаемая яркость: deep_shadow