>>17801216
I remember being very surprised a German made this painting. Absolutely beautiful. I think the reason I really thought this is because it seems so in tuned with American Individualism with Manfest Destiny and Providence as God's Kingdom being up for the main character seems to be the theme. Later, I learned the reason he did this was indeed a Christian, a Romantic, and loved the German landscape, with themes of melancholy that are very popular in American art, like Hopper.