The Abbey in the Oakwood 1810

Caspar David Friedrich's "The Abbey in the Oakwood" (1810) is a poignant Romantic landscape painting depicting a ruined abbey nestled amongst bare trees in a misty, somber atmosphere. The stark silhouettes against the pale sky, a single crescent moon visible in the distance, evoke a sense of solitude and contemplation. The piece, now located in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin, exemplifies Friedrich's fascination with the sublime and the connection between nature and spirituality.