Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast

Episode 117: "Emotion is His Law": Caspar David Friedrich, the Romantics, the Nazis, and the Unexpectedly Sublime World of Cemetery Paintings

April 11, 2022 Liz Clappin Episode 117
Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast
Episode 117: "Emotion is His Law": Caspar David Friedrich, the Romantics, the Nazis, and the Unexpectedly Sublime World of Cemetery Paintings
Show Notes

German painted Caspar David Freidrich painted 10 oil paintings with the subject of cemeteries. Why did he chose those as his subject? How are they a reflection of the greater culture of the time? And most importantly why was Hitler such a fan?

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