His most popular painting is called Cross in the Mountains. This painting was actually an alter piece. It is a very beautiful painting of dark brown mountains with tall trees on the mountains as well, and on top of the mountain there is a cross, and coming up from behind the mountain there are rays of light and the sky is gray and purplish with some clouds. The cross is the main focus of the painting which then directs your eyes toward the rays of light coming up behind it. There seems to be a very powerful meaning to this painting. Friedrich said that the rays resembled the old pre-Christian world and the mountains symbolized faith, and the trees represent Hope. This painting is very beautiful and I think that it sends off a really strong message just by the way that the cross is the main focus and it is the tallest point in the painting, I see it as showing how strong the Christian religion is, and I like how you can’t see the sun coming up and you can only see the rays because to me it’s saying that although you cannot see the sun, you know it’s there by the rays which are coming up. This could also tie into the belief of God, although you can not see him, he is still there and you don’t have to see him in order to believe in him. The only thing I would change about this painting is the colors he used, the mountain and trees are fine but I think the sky should have been more colorful because the different colors in the sky could resemble the different people that come together to form the Christian community, and it would make the painting even more beautiful.
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