File:Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.jpeg
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Summary
Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
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| Title |
German: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer  Wanderer above the Sea of Fog |
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| Object type |
painting |
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| Genre |
landscape painting |
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| Description |
The hiker stands as a back figure in the center of the composition. He looks down on an almost impenetrable sea of fog in the midst of a rocky landscape - a metaphor for life as an ominous journey into the unknown. |
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| Date |
circa |
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| Medium |
oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions |
height: 94.8 cm (37.3 in) ; width: 74.8 cm (29.4 in) |
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| Accession number |
HK-5161 (Hamburger Kunsthalle) |
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| Place of creation |
Germany |
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| Notes | The artist himself undertook a hike in the Saxon Switzerland and presumably realized the impression of nature in the picture. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.tiqets.com/ja/hamburg-attractions-c64886/tickets-for-hamburger-kunsthalle-skip-the-line-p976728/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 04:57, 1 January 2023 | | 5,256 × 6,742 (29.79 MB) | wikimediacommons>StellarHalo | Complete painting |
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