Mountain Landscape with Rainbow
Caspar David Friedrich · 1809
Why it's great
A rainbow glows over a misty mountain valley, with a cross on a rock. Friedrich painted nature as something sacred. The soft, delicate light makes it feel peaceful. It's an early example of his Romantic style.
Where to see it
📍 Museum FolkwangEssen, Germany
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Caspar David Friedrich was born in the Baltic port of Greifswald, Germany, and later settled in Dresden. He painted quiet, mysterious landscapes of mountains, fog, ruins, and seashores, often with a tiny figure seen from behind. He believed nature was a way of feeling something divine. He became a hero of German Romanticism, though he was nearly forgotten for decades before being rediscovered.
