Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
Caspar David Friedrich · c. 1818
- Artist
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Year
- c. 1818
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Location
- Kunsthalle Hamburg, Hamburgo
De onde vem o dado
About this image
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What Romanticism is
When and how "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" was painted
"Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" is a work by Caspar David Friedrich, made in c. 1818 — more than 208 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Romanticism.
The original of "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" is on display today at the Kunsthalle Hamburg, in Hamburgo (Alemanha), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" is considered significant
"Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Romanticism of the 19th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Caspar David Friedrich.
This site covers only this one work by Caspar David Friedrich; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
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Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
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