Smarthistory.org – Caspar David Friedrich

June 3, 2009 at 8:00 am | In Art History, Website | 2 Comments

One of my favorite Friedrich paintings. This video comes by way of smarthistory.org. If you have any interest in art history and you’ve never checked out their website I highly recommend it. Smarthistory was founded by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker as a blog in 2005. It has a growing collection of videos and text on all periods of art history. Most of the video’s are like the one here, with Dr. Harris and Dr. Zucker just talking about the piece. Very engaging and informed. This site is a great way to introduce (or re-introduce)  yourself to the great works of art.

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  1. These commentaries are very thoughtfully done, encompassing the multiple aspects of the artist, historical surroundings, and qualities of the actual work.

    Comment by KristenB — June 3, 2009 #

  2. Thanks for the kind words about Smarthistory! We love to hear from our users –

    Comment by Beth Harris — July 4, 2009 #


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