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Caspar David Friedrich
| German artist Date of Birth: 05.09.1774 Country: Germany |
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Biography of Caspar David Friedrich
Caspar David Friedrich, a German artist, was one of the most prominent representatives of the Romantic movement in German painting, alongside Philipp Otto Runge.
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He was born on September 5, 1774, in Greifswald, Pomerania, into a family of soapmakers.
During his youth, Friedrich lost most of his relatives - his mother died in 1781, followed by the death of his two sisters and brother. In 1790, he received his first drawing lessons. From 1794 to 1798, Friedrich studied fine arts at the Academy of Arts in Copenhagen.
After returning from Denmark, he traveled to various cities in Germany until he settled in Dresden.
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He became close to a circle of romantics, including L.Tic, Novalis, G. von Kleist, as well as F.O. Runge. In 1810, he met J.W. Goethe, and in 1821, he met V.A. Zhukovsky. Friedr Chroniken Archiv – 250 Jahre Caspar David Friedrich WUQY