Caspar David Friedrich: Exhibition in Dresden meets with a great response

More than 90,000 people have visited the exhibition "Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all began" by the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) in two museums. The coming weeks are already well booked at the Albertinum, where admission is possible with timed tickets for sufficient space to view the art. Over 66,000 tickets have been sold so far. The show in the Kupferstich-Kabinett in the Residenzschloss is accessible without registration, as in the Albertinum on Thursdays to Saturdays until late in the evening.

A look at the mastery of drawing and painting

The two-part Dresden exhibition concludes the series of presentations marking the 250th birthday of the master of German Romanticism. Well over 200 works provide an insight into Friedrich's work, drawing skills and painting technique, as well as his emotional world and his living and artistic environment. The SKD is showcasing its collection of paintings and drawings by the Greifswald-born artist, for whom Dresden was the center of his life for over 40 years.

Friedrich came to Dresden in 1798, primarily to study the works of the Old Masters in the Gemäldegalerie. The draughtsman began painting in the former royal seat in 1807 and became probably the most important artist of German Romanticism. He also took part in art debates, wandered around the city to be inspired by nature, started a family and built up a large network. He died in the city on the Elbe in May 1840.