The Port of Greifswald
Caspar David Friedrich · 1819
Why it's great
Ships rest at the harbor of Friedrich's hometown, with the town's church spires against a glowing sky. He painted his birthplace from memory. The sky is a soft, golden blue. It's a calm and lovely harbor view.
Where to see it
📍 Alte NationalgalerieBerlin, 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.
