Friedrich first saw the mountains, being very young, in 1810. Since then they have become a frequent motif of his landscapes, a symbol of the heights of knowledge and spiritual life.
Several pines on the rocky peaks remind us of eternal life. But on the way to it you need to overcome the gorge, swirling with fog, – the abyss of sin, into which a person risks falling every minute of his earthly path.
Related Paintings 
Gorge – Caspar David Friedrich 
Evening by Caspar David Friedrich 
Moonrise over the sea by Caspar David Friedrich 
Steps of life by Caspar David Friedrich 
Graves of ancient heroes by Caspar David Friedrich 
Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich 
Abbey in the oak forest by Kaspar David Friedrich 
Owl on the grave by Kaspar David Friedrich
Gorge – Caspar David Friedrich Evening by Caspar David Friedrich Moonrise over the sea by Caspar David Friedrich Steps of life by Caspar David Friedrich Graves of ancient heroes by Caspar David Friedrich Winter Landscape by Caspar David Friedrich Abbey in the oak forest by Kaspar David Friedrich Owl on the grave by Kaspar David Friedrich