Two Men Contemplating the Moon — Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1825–30

Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich

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Iconclass: 31D14adult man24B62contemplation of the moon, 'schwärmen'
Holder's headings: Contemplation, Men, Moon
Wikidata depicts: Moon, sky, night, rock, man, tree, contre-jour, moonlight, contemplation, light source, gaze

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Credit: Wrightsman Fund, 2000
Licence: CC0-1.0
Evidence: metmuseum.org collection api v1: isPublicDomain=true on object 438417 (read 2026-09-01)
Record: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438417

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