“This painting employs the motif of the Rückenfigur, or a figure seen from behind, which is commonly associated with Friedrich who notoriously made use of this compositional device in many of his pieces. The Rückenfigur serves as a surrogate for the viewer to experience what they are witnessing.[3] In this painting, the viewer is invited to look…
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Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature
Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature February 8 — May 11, 2025. See More Caspar David Friedrich At Sunnyside List of works by Caspar David Friedrich at wikiwand Read More Moonrise Over the Sea at wikiwand Caspar David Friedrich at wikiwand Caspar David Friedrich at ArtStory Caspar David…
Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People
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Vernet: Mountain Landscape With Approaching Storm
“This is one of a pair of monumental landscapes commissioned by the Marquess of Lansdowne for his famous collection at Berkeley Square in London. Originally, this depiction of the destructive power of a violent storm was meant to find its complement in a beautiful sunset harbor scene. The two paintings were separated in the early…
Eugène Delacroix: Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi (1826)
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Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
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Eugène Delacroix: Orphan Girl at the Cemetery
This Painting Orphan Girl at the Cemetery at The Louvre Orphan Girl at the Cemetery at wikiwand Read More Eugène Delacroix at wikiwand Eugène Delacroix- Virtual Tour Eugene Delacroix at The Art Story Romanticism at The Art Story See More Tag: Eugene Delacroix At Sunnyside Eugène Delacroix at wikimedia Eugene Delacroix at The Louvre Thanks…
Coppey & Dumont: Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69
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Frances Hodgkins: Maori woman and child (1900)
Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947) is arguably New Zealand’s leading expatriate artists. Her works capture the spirit of an era greatly influenced by Impressionism and the beginnings of en plein air painting, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism and two World Wars. Source: Jonathan Grant Gallery Click For Enlarged Detail Slideshow best viewed At Sunnyside Video: Jonathan Grant Gallery Details…
Caspar David Friedrich: Sunburst in the Riesengebirge
‘…thus it is a great merit, maybe the greatest thing the artist is capable of, when he touches the spirit and arouses thoughts, feelings and emotions in the beholder, even if these are not his own.’Caspar David Friedrich “The rocky tumbling foreground symbolises the transience of earthly life (the solitary hut a reminder of the smallness of…
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