Ultra HD Master (2 327 × 2 980 px)
Romanticism
1818
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
Original title: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer
Caspar David Friedrich
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
94.8 cm × 74.8 cm
Date of Creation:
1818
Scan Resolution:
2 327 × 2 980 px
Archive File Size:
1.3 MB
Permanent Collection:
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Historical Narrative
The quintessential emblem of German Romanticism. A solitary figure seen from behind (Rückenfigur) stands on a precipitous rocky cliff surveying a vast, mist-shrouded mountain landscape.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"The painting manifests the philosophical concept of the Sublime: human introspection and wonder when confronted with the immense, untamed majesty of the natural world."
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