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I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.

~Caspar David Friedrich

Topics: Alone Contemplate Feel Fully Nature Order Stay

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Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within.

~Caspar David Friedrich

Topics: Back Bodily Bring Close Darkness Effect Eye First Light May Picture See Seen Spirit Then Within Without Work You Your

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If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.

~Caspar David Friedrich

Topics: Front He Him Nothing Painting Sees Should Stop Then Within

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The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.

~Caspar David Friedrich

Topics: Also Front He Him Himself Inside Only Paint Painter Sees Should

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Artist

Born: September 5th, 1774

Died: May 7th, 1840

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