Romanticism (Art)

This period began in the late eighteenth century and continued developing to the nineteenth century. This periodic time gave the people different thoughts, made them feel different emotions and have different imaginations.

In this painting called the 'Wanderer above the sea of fog' done by Caspar David Friedrich you can see how the artist expressed himself; he may have had some thoughts that were troubling him or he wanted to be alone up in the mountains surrounded with nature. The scene also gives you a hint that the season is winter due to the colours used in the background which are light blue and light purple, even from the clothes that the person is wearing and the fog between the mountains. In my opinion I like how he kept the figure in the middle of the painting using a triangular shape to the corners of the canvas there for making the person the focal point. He is also standing on top of a rock so he is giving the message that he’s not afraid of heights and leading himself to bravery. 

Anon. Caspar David Fredrich Wanderer above the sea of fog [online] Available at :  <http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/his/CoreArt/art/rom_fri_wand.html> [Accessed on 8th February, 2014].