The ‘Dead Tree’ in Delhi’s Lodhi Garden was more a cultural landmark, as iconic as its setting, than an arboreal presence.

Our critics pick 11 outstanding exhibitions — many still on view this summer —and tour the renewed Frick Collection and the ...

The eruption of Indonesia's Mount Tambora on April 10, 1815, was the most powerful volcanic blast in history. The immediate damage was devastating: Entire villages were gone, the landscapes of Sumbawa ...

From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying solo can be fulfilling – a philosophy championed by ...

Caspar David Friedrich 1774-1840) was the most important painter of German Romanticism, today he is one of the most famous artists in the world. This documentary sheds new light on Friedrich's work, ...

Although Caspar David Friedrich is today thought of as a painter of oil on canvas, he returned continually throughout his life to paper and ink, making sepia-toned works of precise penwork that treat ...

Though Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog may be a familiar image, the painting has never found its way over the Atlantic until now.

"The Soul of Nature" is the first thorough survey of Caspar David Friedrich's career to be staged in the United States, and is currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 11.

“Two Men Contemplating the Moon” (c. 1825-30), by Caspar David Friedrich (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) I went to the Met to take in the landscapes. I didn’t expect to find an old friend.

Artist Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840). Picture: Getty Images Easter morning,1833. Although his landscapes are detailed and realistic, Friedrich was not interested in depicting a particular ...

The exhibition “Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature” will run at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through May 11. After a long day of hiking, you’ve finally reached the top of the mountain.

Caspar David Friedrich, “Two Men Contemplating the Moon” (1825–30) (image courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art) Caspar David Friedrich, “Monk by the Sea” (1808–10) (photo Hakim ...