Caspar David FriedrichGerman, 1774–1840Efter stormen
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Copenhagen, Denmark
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- KMS8817
In the catalog
Comings and goings
On view · Sal 217E
SMK · Sep 28, 2026 — now · Verified
Was on view
SMK · Aug 19, 2026 — Sep 28, 2026 · Verified
Sources
- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Caspar David Friedrich
The whole lifeJune 1816
Applies for Saxon citizenship
Wishing to distance himself from Prussian authority, Friedrich applies for Saxon citizenship in June 1816. The move is unexpected, since the Saxon government is pro-French and his paintings are seen as patriotic and distinctly anti-French, but with the help of his Dresden friend Graf Vitzthum von Eckstädt he obtains it.
1818
The Saxon Academy — but no professorship
In 1818 Friedrich becomes a member of the Saxon Academy with a yearly dividend of 150 thalers. He had hoped for a full professorship, but it is never awarded: his painting is felt to be too personal, and his point of view too individual, to serve as a fruitful example to students.
21 January 1818
Marries Caroline Bommer
Friedrich marries Caroline Bommer, the twenty-five-year-old daughter of a Dresden dyer. According to Carl Gustav Carus the marriage did not significantly change his life or personality, yet the canvases of this period, including “Chalk Cliffs on Rügen”, painted after his honeymoon, show a new levity and a brighter palette, and human figures appear ever more often.
