A veteran is visiting the tomb of a long dead hero. Maybe it’s worth to mention that the tomb of this hero (Ulrich von Hutten) is in a well-preserved chapel. The ruin is a pure invention of Friedrich to emphasize decay and failure, like the decapitated statue of Faith in the niche, the tomb and the evening light.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Ruins serve sometimes better
A gothic ruin by the German painter Caspar David Friedrich.
A veteran is visiting the tomb of a long dead hero. Maybe it’s worth to mention that the tomb of this hero (Ulrich von Hutten) is in a well-preserved chapel. The ruin is a pure invention of Friedrich to emphasize decay and failure, like the decapitated statue of Faith in the niche, the tomb and the evening light.
A veteran is visiting the tomb of a long dead hero. Maybe it’s worth to mention that the tomb of this hero (Ulrich von Hutten) is in a well-preserved chapel. The ruin is a pure invention of Friedrich to emphasize decay and failure, like the decapitated statue of Faith in the niche, the tomb and the evening light.
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Magnificently dramatic.
ReplyDeleteFor me simply masterful.
I would like to live near a site well