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Ruins of Eldena Abbey in the Riesengebirge

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Ruins of Eldena Abbey in the Riesengebirge (1830-1834) by Caspar David Friedrich

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.[1]

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  1. ^ (in German) Otto Schmidt: Die Ruine Eldena im Werk Caspar David Friedrichs. Kunstbrief Nr. 25, Berlin 1944, S. 22 f.