438. 生命的阶段,1834年`The Stages of Life, 1834 by Caspar David Friedrich 高清作品[22%]

AF-The Stages of Life, 1834

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生命的阶段,1834年-卡斯帕·大卫·弗里德里希

-The Stages of Life, 1834 (Oil on Canvas), by Caspar David Friedrich

The painting is set on a sea shore and shows in the foreground an aged man with his back turned to the viewer, walking towards two adults and two children on a hilltop overlooking a harbour. The figures are echoed by five ships shown in the harbour, each at a different distance from the shore, an allegorical reference to the different stages of human life, to the end of a journey, to the closeness of death.

The figures have been identified as Friedrich and his family. The aged man is the artist himself, the small boy is his young son Gustav Adolf, the young girl is his daughter Agnes Adelheid, the older girl is his daughter Emma, and the man in the top hat is his nephew Johann Heinrich.

440. 生命之旅》系列,1842年`The Voyage of Life, series, 1842 by Thomas Cole 高清作品[22%]

AF-The Voyage of Life, series, 1842

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生命之旅》系列,1842年-托马斯·科尔

-Cole\'s renowned four-part series traces the journey of an archetypal hero along the \"River of Life.\" Confidently assuming control of his destiny and oblivious to the dangers that await him, the voyager boldly strives to reach an aerial castle, emblematic of the daydreams of \"Youth\" and its aspirations for glory and fame. As the traveler approaches his goal, the ever-more-turbulent stream deviates from its course and relentlessly carries him toward the next picture in the series, where nature\'s fury, evil demons, and self-doubt will threaten his very existence. Only prayer, Cole suggests, can save the voyager from a dark and tragic fate.