Ships at Anchor | Caspar David Friedrich | 1817 17th Century and nature’s quiet majesty

and nature’s quiet majesty

The scene blends classical mythology with theatrical lighting

is cast down amidst beams of divine light breaking through the clouds

captures the dramatic moment of Icarus's descent after his fateful flight too close to the sun

Ships at Anchor | Caspar David Friedrich | 1817 17th Century and nature’s quiet majestyCaspar David Friedrich (5 September 1774 7 May 1840) was a 19th century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid period allegorical landscapes, which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins. His primary interest was the contemplation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti