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Caspar David Friedrich (1774–
1840) was one of the most prominent
exponents of Romanticism. He
created poignant images, such
as this Traveller above the Sea of
Clouds, in which Man contemplates
the power of Nature as created
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Max Liebermann (1847–
SCHLESWIG- Rostock 1935) is considered one of
HOLSTEIN the leading representatives
MECKLENBURG-
LOWER of Impressionism. His Man
Bremerhaven Schwerin POMERANIA with Parrots was painted
Hamburg during his association
with the Berlin Secession.
Schwedt/
Bremen Oder
LOWER SAXONY,
HAMBURG AND BREMEN
Berlin Lionel Feininger
(1871–1956) was born
Hanover Potsdam in the USA but spent
Magdeburg BRANDENBURG much of his life in
Bielefeld Germany. He lectured
SAXONY- at the Bauhaus and
ANHALT painted Cubist-
Dortmund inspired scenes of
Halle architectural subjects,
Düsseldorf Leipzig
NORTH RHINE- Kassel SAXONY such as this
WESTPHALIA Gelmeroda IX.
Erfurt Dresden
Gera
Bonn THURINGIA Chemnitz
HESSE
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) is one
of the best-known German painters.
This great master of the Renaissance
period was also an outstanding
RHINELAND- Frankfurt engraver and art-historian. His
PALATINATE AND am Main Paumgärtners’ Altar was made for St
SAARLAND Catherine’s Church in Nuremberg.
Nuremberg
Saarbrücken
Regensburg
Stuttgart
BAVARIA
BADEN-
WÜRTTEMBERG
Munich
Freiburg
Wilhelm Leibl (1844–1900) painted this
scene of women praying in a village
church in Bavaria, Three Women in a
Church, which is regarded as one of the
outstanding works of German Realism.

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