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Caspar David Friedrich vs Eugène Delacroix

Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.

Caspar David Friedrich

German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich
Works here
7
Dated
1800–1825
Main era
Romanticism & Realism
Where to see
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Alte Nationalgalerie, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation, whose often symbolic, and anti-classical work, conveys a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's paintings often set contemplative human figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins.

Eugène Delacroix

French painter (1798–1863)

Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix
Works here
6
Dated
1822–1846
Main era
Romanticism & Realism
Where to see
Louvre, Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.

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