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“The Monk by the Sea” by Caspar David Friedrich (1808) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata.

The Monk by the Sea

Caspar David Friedrich

Title	The Monk by the Sea
Artist	Caspar David Friedrich
Date	1808 19th century
Classification	painting by Caspar David Friedrich in the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Holding institution	Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Credit line	Image via Wikimedia Commons.
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

About this artwork

“The Monk by the Sea” is a work by Caspar David Friedrich, dated 1808. It is classified as painting by caspar david friedrich in the alte nationalgalerie, berlin. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).