Caspar David Friedrich: Nature And The Self Nina Amstutz Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

A Revelatory Look At How The Mature Work Of Caspar David Friedrich Engaged With Concurrent Developments In Natural Science And Philosophy Best Known For His Atmospheric Landscapes Featuring Contemplative Figures Silhouetted Against Night Skies Morning Mists (1774–1840) Came Age Alongside German Romantic Philosophical Movement That Saw Nature As An Organic Interconnected Whole Naturalists Circle Believed Observations About Animal Vegetable Mineral Kingdoms Could Lead To Conclusions Human Life Many Friedrich’s Often-Overlooked Later Paintings Reflect Engagement These Ideas Through Focus On Isolated Shrubs Trees Rocks Others Revisit Earlier Compositions Or Iconographic Motifs But Subtly Metamorphose Previously Distinct Into Landscape This Book Nina Amstutz Combines Fresh Visual Analysis Broad Interdisciplinary Research Investigate Intersection Painting Self-Exploration Sciences Drawing Connections Between Artist’s Anthropomorphic Forms Contemporary Discussions Biology Anatomy Morphology Death Decomposition Brings Larger Discourse Surrounding Art 19Th Century Σελίδες: 280 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0225 Διαστάσεις: 20 3X20 3Cm