Twilight at Seaside 1819

"Twilight at Seaside" (1819) by Caspar David Friedrich depicts a melancholic scene of three figures silhouetted against a setting sun over a vast, stormy sea. The painting's subdued colors and the figures' small scale against the expansive landscape convey a sense of awe and solitude, reflecting the Romantic era's fascination with the sublime. Friedrich's work, now housed in the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, is a powerful example of his signature style of Romantic landscape painting, characterized by its brooding atmosphere and contemplation of nature's grandeur.