![]() The man is carrying a cane in his right hand. Captain Morgan Pose: The man stands with his left foot forward on a taller portion of the precipice.It's no coincidence that the movement where the Byronic Hero became prominent is also the one this piece is heavily associated with. It's sometimes even thought to be a depiction of Lord Byron himself, although this almost certainly wasn't Friedrich's intent. Byronic Hero: Considered the embodiment of one: the man, standing alone, is looking into the fog and reflecting upon it, internalizing what he sees before him as a symbol of his own personal angst.Considered by art historians to be the Trope Codifier for the rückenfigur. "Back to Camera" Pose: It features an unnamed man with his back turned to the audience standing on a cliff in a Captain Morgan Pose and looking out at the foggy scenery below.The painting is widely referenced and is a popular choice for covers. Through the fog, forests and rocky ridges can be seen. ![]() The painting depicts a man in a dark overcoat with his back to the viewer, standing and gazing contemplatively at a landscape blanketed in fog. It currently hangs in the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany. It's closely associated with Romanticism and is considered one of the masterpieces of the movement. Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (German: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer) is an oil painting by the German painter Caspar David Friedrich, completed around 1818.
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