The Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog 1818
Casper David Friedrich
In awe- a red-haired soldier takes in the view, unknown of his future fate. He comes to Elbe Sandstone Mountains for reflection, spiritual guidance to connect with the natural world. He is unaware of what lies beneath the fog, the jagged peaks of mountain and the unforeseen challenges they set. He stands in solemn beauty gathering his thoughts, that seem to change as the fogs intenseness does to. He keeps looking farther, but the hauntingly beautiful landscape creates more mystery then answers. For the moon, rocks and ocean flow together like a mirror mirage across the fog. And he wonders- will the fog ever lift like the uncertainties in his life?
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