Das Eismeer – Caspar David Friedrich and the North
The German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) created the work of art Das Eismeer in the years 1823/24. Besides his painting Mönch am Meer it is his most radical painting. It depicts a dramatic and grim subject: A shipwreck in the Arctic Sea. According to different cultural, histori...
Published in: | Nordlit |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | Norwegian |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2008
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Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1194 https://doi.org/10.7557/13.1194 |
Summary: | The German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) created the work of art Das Eismeer in the years 1823/24. Besides his painting Mönch am Meer it is his most radical painting. It depicts a dramatic and grim subject: A shipwreck in the Arctic Sea. According to different cultural, historical and social contexts there have been many different interpretations of his painting since it was produced. |
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