Caspar David Friedrich : The Secret of Chalk Cliffs on Rügen, Detail by Detail
Three walkers on a white cliff, a bride in red, an ordinary summer afternoon. The scene looks like a postcard. It hides the most personal secret Friedrich ever painted.
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