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Die übermalten Schiffe in Caspar David Friedrichs "Mönch am Meer": neue Erkenntnisse nach der Restaurierung des Gemäldes in der Alten Nationalgalerie Berlin
The Overpainted Ships in Caspar David Friedrich’s 'Monk by the Sea': New Insights Gained through the Restoration of the Painting in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin
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Abstract In January 2016, following extensive restoration work, the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin introduced Caspar David Friedrich's painting 'The Monk by the Sea' to the public. The infrared reflectogram had brought a further overpainted ship to light in the work, in which hitherto only two overpainted sh... view more
In January 2016, following extensive restoration work, the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin introduced Caspar David Friedrich's painting 'The Monk by the Sea' to the public. The infrared reflectogram had brought a further overpainted ship to light in the work, in which hitherto only two overpainted ships were known. The third vessel is a brig, which, along with the ship placed to its left, corresponds to the composition of the study 'Seashore with Sailing Ships' ascribed to the period around 1835/37. A comparison of the newly discovered ship with the lost pen-and-ink drawing of a brig dating from 1789 suggests that Friedrich used the mirror image of the brig in this drawing for 'The Monk by the Sea.'... view less
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Document language
German
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 381-391
Journal
Deutsches Schiffahrtsarchiv, 38 (2015)
ISSN
0343-3668
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications