The Abbey in the Oakwood
The artist
Caspar David Friedrich, a German Romantic painter famous for still, misty landscapes.
What you see
A ruined old church stands among bare oak trees in the winter fog, with tiny figures walking below.
The story
Friedrich painted this quiet, dreamy scene around 1810, and it made him well known across Germany.
The style
He used soft grays and browns and lots of empty space to give the painting a calm, peaceful, dreamlike mood.
Look closer
Look for the thin gold light near the horizon, glowing softly behind the twisted branches of the old oaks.
Where to see it
You can see it at the Alte Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany.
Fun fact
Friedrich made a matching painting called Monk by the Sea, and the two were first shown together as a pair.