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Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees

A work made of woodcut on ivory wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of woodcut on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1803

Artist:

Caspar David Friedrich
German, 1774-1840

About this artwork

Friedrich was one of the central figures of German romanticism. In the historical and nationalist spirit of the era, he turned back to early German print­making as a model for the use of the woodcut medium as an independent art form. These wood­cuts reflect the romantic interest in nature and time.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Caspar David Friedrich

Title

Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1803

Medium

Woodcut on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image/block: 17 × 12 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 26 × 19.3 cm (10 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Alfred E. Hamill Collection

Reference Number

1955.1031

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