Inside the Forest in the Moonlight | Caspar David Friedrich | 1823 18th Century she holds a skull

she holds a skull

and the quiet poetry of night by the sea

and skeletal trees heighten the macabre atmosphere

their exaggerated gestures blurring the line between joy and madness

the moonlit avenues and evenly spaced trees recede into a quiet

Inside the Forest in the Moonlight | Caspar David Friedrich | 1823 18th Century she holds a skullCaspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 7 May 1840) was a 19th century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid period allegorical landscapes, which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins. His primary interest was the contemplation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti