Why, it has often occurred to me to ask myself, do I so fre… - Caspar David Friedrich

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Why, it has often occurred to me to ask myself, do I so frequently choose death, transience, and the grave as subjects for my paintings? One must submit oneself many times to death in order some day to attain life everlasting.

Caspar David Friedrich

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Caspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 – 7 May 1840) was a 19th century German painter, considered by many critics to be one of the finest representatives in Europe of the art-movement Romanticism.

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Alternative Names: Kasparov David Friedrich • Kaspar David Fridrikh • C. D. Friedrich • kaspar david friedrich • c. d. friedrich • Friedrich Caspar David

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