Caspar David Friedrich, Ancient Rome and the Freiheitskrieg

This article considers four paintings by Caspar David Friedrich of a national romanticist nature. It examines the role of Rome and Germania’s ancient conflict in these, and briefly considers what may have influenced the artist’s national take on ancient history, including his personal experience of...

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Main Author: Warren Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-01-01
Series:Open Cultural Studies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2017-0007