shadesandshadows: Gothic Church Ruins, 1826, oil on canvas by Carl Blechen, German landscape artist
shadesandshadows: Gothic Church Ruins, 1826, oil on canvas by Carl Blechen, German landscape artist, 1798-1840. New Masters Gallery, Dresden, Germany. Blechen was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin and, despite producing beautiful works of art, suffered severe bouts of depression. -- source link
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