Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic painter and printmaker. He is best known for his landscapes and seascapes, which often featured solitary figures and mystical, atmospheric settings. Friedrich was born in Greifswald, Germany in 1774 and studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. He went on to become one of the most important artists of the German Romantic movement, and his work had a significant influence on the development of modern art. Friedrich died in Dresden in 1840, but his work continues to be celebrated and studied around the world.