Dreams of Freedom: Romanticism in Germany and Russia

Caspar David Friedrich and Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov are the most important artists of the Romantic era in Germany and Russia. This book explores the relationships between the two cultural nations and the journeys of the artists, as well as political aspects of art. It also includes works by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky, Carl Blechen, Karl Pavlovich Bryullov, Carl Gustav Carus, Pavel Andreyevich Fedotov, Caspar David Friedrich, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Orest Adamovich Kiprenski, Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, Theodor Rehbenitz, Ludwig Richter, Sylvester Feodosiyevich Shchedrin, Vasily Andreyevich Tropinin, Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov, and Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev.

Format: Hardback
Length: 360 pages
Publication date: 27 January 2022
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Caspar David Friedrich and Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov are two of the most significant artists of the Romantic era in their respective home countries of Germany and Russia. This lavish book features night scenes, moonlit landscapes, views of Dresden and Italy that exude longing, and portraits and lovingly depicted interiors by both master painters and their contemporaries. It serves as a meeting point for artworks from Germany and Russia, exploring the profound themes that marked the beginning of a new era around 1800: the struggle for political and artistic freedom, the quest for national identity, the fragility of the concept of homeland and religion. The book delves into the relationships between these two cultural nations and the artistic journeys of the artists, while also examining political aspects of art. To enhance the diverse portrayal of contemporary art, the literature and music of the Romantic era, as well as selected positions of contemporary art, are included.

The artists featured in this book are:

Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky
Carl Blechen
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
Carl Gustav Carus
Pavel Andreyevich Fedotov
Caspar David Friedrich
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
Orest Adamovich Kiprenski
Ernst Ferdinand Oehme
Theodor Rehbenitz
Ludwig Richter
Sylvester Feodosiyevich Shchedrin
Vasily Andreyevich Tropinin
Alexei Gavrilovich Venetsianov
Maxim Nikiforovich Vorobiev

Weight: 1952g
Dimension: 232 x 412 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783777435831