Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains by Caspar David Friedrich

Medium

Brush and black ink and gray wash, with graphite, on cream wove paper

Dimensions

24.4 × 38.2 cm (9 5/8 × 15 1/16 in.)

Classification

ink or chalk wash

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

50276

About the Artist

Caspar David Friedrich · 17741840

Leading artist of the German Romantic movement. He was particularly known for his symbolic and atmospheric treatment of landscape.

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