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Caspar David Friedrich and the subject of landscape / Joseph Leo Koerner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koerner, Joseph Leo.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscapes in art.
- Romanticism in art--Germany.
- Romanticism in art.
- Friedrich, Caspar David, 1774-1840--Criticism and interpretation.
- Friedrich, Caspar David.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is heralded as the greatest painter of the Romantic movement in Germany, and Europe's first truly modern artist. His mysterious and melancholy landscapes, often peopled with lonely wanderers, are experiments in a radical
- Contents:
- CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Part 1: Romanticizing the World; I: From the Dresden Heath; 2: The Subject of Landscape; 3: Romanticism; Part II: Art as Religion; 4: The Non-Contemporaneity of the Contemporary; 5: Sentimentalism; 6: Friedrich's System; 7: Symbol and Allegory; 8: The End of Iconography; Part III: The Halted Traveller; 9: Entering the Wood; 10: Theomimesis; 11: Reflection; 12: Déjà vu; Afterword; Select Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612796159
- 9781282796157
- 1282796151
- 9781861897503
- 1861897502
- OCLC:
- 671655983
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