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Eldena Abbey (German: Kloster Eldena), originally Hilda Abbey (German: Kloster Hilda) is a former Cistercian monastery near the present town of Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Only ruins survive, which are well known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich 's paintings, including the famous Abtei im Eichwald ("Abbey in ...
The ruins of Eldena Abbey on the outskirts of Greifswald, near the fishing village of Wieck, are an important monument of the Romantic era and probably some of the most famous ruins in Germany. The Brick Gothic Abbey owes its fame to Caspar David Friedrich, whose paintings have made the ruins of Eldena Abbey known worldwide and turned them into ...
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Ruins of Eldena Abbey in the Riesengebirge or Ruins in the Riesengebirge is an 1830-1834 oil on canvas painting by Caspar David Friedrich, now in the Pommersches Landesmuseum in Greifswald. It shows the ruins of the Eldena Abbey in the Riesengebirge mountains.
Greifswald, Germany. Eldena Abbey, originally Hilda Abbey, is a former Cistercian monastery. Only ruins survive, which are well known as a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings. In the 12th century the Baltic coast south of the island of Rügen belonged to the Rani principality of Rügen, which in its turn was subject to the Danes.
- An der Klosterruine 6, Greifswald, Germany
The ruins of the Cistercian monastery of Eldena near Greifswald were one of Caspar David Friedrich’s favourite motifs. He hailed from Greifswald, and made his personal discovery of Eldena at a...
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Ruins of Eldena Abbey – 250 Jahre Caspar David Friedrich. Bleistift auf Velin. 35.6 x 24.6 cm. Inv. Nr.: SZ CD.Friedrich 27. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett.
The Abbey in the Oakwood (German: Abtei im Eichwald) is an oil painting by the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich. It was painted between 1809 and 1810 in Dresden and was first shown together with the painting The Monk by the Sea in the Prussian Academy of Arts exhibition of 1810.
