Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains1804
Caspar David Friedrich painted this in 1804, aged 30. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about this work
About this work
Black ink drawing of forested landscape, statue of woman holding child at pinnacle of mountain.
Description from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Caspar David Friedrich painted this in 1804, aged 30. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.
How it was made
- Graphite
- Pencil. Graphite has been used for drawing since the 1500s; in 1795 Nicolas-Jacques Conté mixed it with clay, so its hardness could be graded.
Caspar David Friedrich
German, 1774–1840 · Born in Greifswald; died in Dresden.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Art Institute of Chicago has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1976.22
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Type
- Drawing and Watercolor
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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