The Garden Terrace

Caspar David Friedrich was famous for his picturesque, romantic landscapes. His reputation suffered considerable damage when his imagery was adopted within the horror and fantasy genres by Hollywood directors, such as Walt Disney, and by German cinema masters like Fritz Lang and F. W. Murnau. Today, his international reputation is well established, generally viewed as a figure of great psychological complexity. Friedrich is a national icon in his native Germany and highly regarded by art historians and connoisseurs across the Western World.