Why, the question is often asked of me Do you choose as subjects for painting So often death, perishing and the grave? In order to one day live eternally One must often submit oneself to death. (Caspar David Friedrich)

Why, the question is often asked of me Do you choose as subjects for painting So often death, perishing and the grave? In order to one day live eternally One must often submit oneself to death.

Caspar David Friedrich

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