Please note: The Guelph Treasure is currently not on display as the objects are being prepared for the future permanent exhibition.
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There are only a few paintings that can stand symbolically for an entire era. Caspar David Friedrich's work "The Monk by the Sea" from 1808-10 is just such a work.
Image: Caspar David Friedrich, The Monk by the Sea. (1808-10) © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Andres Kilger
Animation: Retina Fabrik