Woman in front of the Setting Sun ☲ Friedrich ☰ Art Print Size:16¾ x 12 frankincense

frankincense

with two beachgoers running in the surf

noted for bold and bright colors used to express emotion over realism

interpreted as an emblem of self-reflection and contemplation of life's path

and in the painting's center

Woman in front of the Setting Sun ☲ Friedrich ☰ Art Print Size:16¾ x 12 frankincenseWoman in front of the Setting Sun (1818, Frau vor der untergehenden Sonne) by Casper David Friedrich, also known as Woman before the Rising Sun, is possibly the artist's wife Caroline Brommer. Friedrich makes use of Rckenfigur (a rear facing figure that is not the primary subject), allowing the viewer to place themselves into the scene. It is interpreted as an emblem of life's transience and individual salvation. The woman is silhouetted against a