File:Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer above the sea of fog.jpg
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Caspar David Friedrich: Wanderer above the Sea of Fog
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العربية: متجول فوق بحر الضباب
Deutsch: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer
English: The hiker above the sea of fog
Español: El caminante sobre el mar de niebla
Français : Le voyageur au-dessus de la mer de nuages
Frysk: De kuierder boppe de dize
Italiano: Il viandante sul mare di nebbia
日本語: 雲海の上の旅人
Македонски: „Талкач над морето од магла“
Português: Caminhante Sobre o Mar de Névoa
Türkçe: Bulutların Üzerinde Yolculuk
Հայերեն: Ճամփորդը ծով մշուշի առջև |
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landscape painting |
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The hiker stands as a back figure in the center of the composition. He looks down on an almost impenetrable sea of fog in the midst of a rocky landscape - a metaphor for life as an ominous journey into the unknown. |
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| Date | circa 1817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 98 cm (38.5 in); width: 74 cm (29.1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5161 |
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Germany |
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| Notes | The artist himself undertook a hike in the Saxon Switzerland and presumably realized the impression of nature in the picture. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | The photographic reproduction was done by Cybershot800i. (Diff) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 2 June 2006. It was captioned as follows: English: The Wanderer above a sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich, around 1818 Other languages:
Asturianu: Caleyando delantre d'una mar de ñube (1818), Caspar David Friedrich, óleu en tela Hamburgu, (Kunsthalle) Čeština: Obraz Poutník nad mořem mlhy od Caspara Davida Friedricha, kolem roku 1818. Dansk: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer af Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1818. Deutsch: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer von Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1818 English: The Wanderer above a sea of fog by Caspar David Friedrich, around 1818 Español: El caminante sobre el mar de nubes, pintura de Caspar David Friedrich. Galego: Paseante ante o mar de néboa (1818), Caspar David Friedrich, óleo sobre tea Hamburgo, (Kunsthalle) Italiano: Il viaggiatore sopra il mare di nebbia, Caspar David Friedrich, 1818 circa Lëtzebuergesch: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer vum Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1818 Magyar: "Vándor a ködtenger felett" Caspar David Friedrich festménye, 1818 körül Nederlands: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer van Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1818 Norsk nynorsk: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer av Caspar David Friedrich, om lag 1818 Polski: Caspar David Friedrich, Wędrowiec w morzu mgły (ok. 1918) Slovenščina: Friedrich, Popotnik nad morjem oblakov, 1817-1818 Suomi: Vaeltaja sumumeren yllä (Caspar David Friedrich, noin 1818) Svenska: Vandraren över dimhavet av Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1818 Русский: Картина Каспара Давида Фридриха „Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer“ («Странник над туманным морем»), около 1818 г. 日本語： 「霧の海を見おろす散歩者」（カスパー・ダーヴィト・フリードリヒ画、1818年頃） 中文（繁體）： 由弗里德利希於大約1818年所畫的在霧海上的漫遊者 العربية : التجول فوق بحر من الضباب، كاسبر ديفيد فريدريك، في فترة 1818 |
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| current | 18:42, 15 June 2011 | | 2,327 × 2,980 (1,013 KB) | Cybershot800i | better |
| 14:54, 14 March 2008 |  | 625 × 796 (61 KB) | Mathiasrex | {{Information |Description= |Source= |Date= |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }} | |
| 05:59, 20 September 2006 |  | 625 × 796 (49 KB) | Raymond | bigger size, identical colors from Image:Der Wanderer Ueber dem Nebelmeer.jpg | |
| 19:01, 9 August 2006 |  | 471 × 600 (47 KB) | Augiasstallputzer~commonswiki | ||
| 20:47, 4 August 2006 |  | 1,100 × 1,399 (170 KB) | Augiasstallputzer~commonswiki | '''Description:''' {{en|Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer, a painting by Caspar David Friedrich}}{{fr|Le Voyageur contemplant une mer de nuages de Caspar David Friedrich, vers 1818.}} '''Source:''' Wikipedia-de '''Licence:''' {{PD-Art}} {{Pictur |
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