Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all started
from 24 Aug 2024 at Albertinum
· Dresden
Dresden, 2024. This exhibition and accompanying catalogue bring together works by Caspar David Friedrich, the towering figure of German Romanticism, in the very city where his artistic vision took shape. Dresden was central to Friedrich's life and career — it was here that he studied, worked, and produced some of the most iconic images in the history of Western art.
The show invites visitors to trace the roots of Friedrich's singular style: his meditative landscapes, his figures seen from behind gazing into vast, misty horizons, and his profound engagement with nature as a spiritual force. Returning to Dresden means returning to the source — the landscapes, the light, and the cultural milieu that made Friedrich who he was.
The exhibition is accompanied by a scholarly catalogue documenting the works on display and situating Friedrich's practice within the broader context of European Romanticism.
The show invites visitors to trace the roots of Friedrich's singular style: his meditative landscapes, his figures seen from behind gazing into vast, misty horizons, and his profound engagement with nature as a spiritual force. Returning to Dresden means returning to the source — the landscapes, the light, and the cultural milieu that made Friedrich who he was.
The exhibition is accompanied by a scholarly catalogue documenting the works on display and situating Friedrich's practice within the broader context of European Romanticism.
About the artist
Caspar David Friedrich
1774–1840 · German Romanticism
Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical work, conveys a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's paintings often set contemplative human…
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Albertinum
· Dresden
The Albertinum is a modern art museum. The sandstone-clad Renaissance Revival building is located on Brühl's Terrace in the historic center of Dresden, Germany. It is named after King Albert of Saxony.