The Watzmann
Caspar David Friedrich · 1820
Why it's great
A huge jagged mountain towers over a valley, as clouds swirl and a tiny house sits far below. Friedrich painted the Alps as a huge symbol of nature's power. The peaks look like they glow. It's one of his most dramatic mountain scenes.
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.
