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SPECIAL EXHIBITION
Caspar David Friedrich
Presented in honor of the 250th anniversary of Friedrich’s (German, 1774–1840) birth, Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to the artist held in the United States.

About the Artwork

The Watzmann, 1824–25. Caspar David Friedrich. Oil on canvas. Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; loaned by Deka, Frankfurt am Main.
The Romantic era ushered in a new appreciation for mountains as sites of beauty and grandeur and emblems of the immense power and age of the earth. Friedrich responded to the period’s surging interest in the sights and sensations of high elevations in The Watzmann, a monumental painting of a peak in the Alps that he depicted in eye-catching detail, despite never seeing it firsthand. It was precisely the might of the mountains that appealed to the Romantics; to them, lofty peaks offered an encounter with the sublime—a mixture of beauty, danger, awe, and exultation.

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Quality
Met Custom Prints offers exclusive custom reproductions of artworks in The Met collection. Thanks to gallery-quality materials, we create prints as true to the original work as possible, using strict color management protocols and state-of-the-art printing technology.
Selection
This is the only place you’ll find reproductions approved by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We are continually adding new artworks to our offering, so be sure to check back regularly as you build your own gallery. A variety of molding styles means our custom framed prints can match any type of decor.

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