Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings

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Author: Otten, NikkiDuring the German Romantic movement (ca. 1770–1850), artists attempted to gain a deeper understanding of universal questions through the process of making. Thes e tumultuous times led them to reconsider expansive topics such as the divine, national identity, nature, science and selfhood. 'Seeking Revelation' reflects on German Romantic artists’ primary subjects through scholarly essays on religion, landscape, travel and the community of artists known as the Nazarenes. The catalogue features over 100 works by artists such as Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto Runge and Johann Friedrich Overbeck.ISBN 9781646570539. Marquand Books. hb. 168 pages. 150 colour ills. 28.6 x 22.2 cm.available Show more