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Cross in the mountains by Caspar David Friedrich

Cross in the mountains by Caspar David Friedrich

This picture brought Frederick the first admirers and first critics. The owner of Tetchen Castle in the Czech Republic ordered it to the artist, so she was later named “Tetchensky Altar”. The idea of using the landscape composition as an altarpiece was revolutionary for those times – especially since the landscape at the beginning of the 19th century was considered a “low” genre of painting. But, in fact, Frederick did not avert an iota of the requirements of iconography. The cross stands on the top of the mountain, symbolizing Calvary.

It is surrounded by evergreen spruce, symbolizing the hope of resurrection and the eternal afterlife. The frame for the picture was made by Karl-kun according to the sketch of Frederick himself. Wheat and grapes in the lower part of the frame remind of the sacrament of the Eucharist, and the palm leaves carved in the upper part signify the victory of Christ over death.

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