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10. Clarity of Vision | Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature | Met Exhibitions


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Hear how Friedrich’s style inspires artists today.

Featured object: Caspar David Friedrich, The Stages of Life, ca. 1834

Speakers:

Alison Hokanson, curator of European Paintings and co-curator of the exhibition

Julius Von Bismarck, German contemporary artist

To learn more about Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature, please visit ⁠⁠⁠met.org/friedrich⁠⁠⁠.

This audio guide is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Music: Liszt, Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido performed by Constantin Stephan (piano) is licensed under CC-BY-4.0

Cover image: Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840). ⁠⁠Wanderer above the Sea of Fog⁠⁠, ca. 1817. Oil on canvas, 37 3/8 x 29 1/2 in. (94.8 x 74.8 cm). Hamburger Kunsthalle; Permanent loan from the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, acquired 1970 (HK–5161)

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