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Woman Standing at the Edge of the Abyss with a Raven
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Woman Standing at the Edge of the Abyss with a Raven

Caspar David Friedrich · 1801 - 1803 · houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A woman standing at the edge of the abyss while still holding on to a dead tree stump. Her hair flutters in the wind. In a dead tree sits a raven and a raven flies above the abyss. On the ground crawls a snake. In the distance, silhouettes of mountain tops are depicted.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVrouw staand aan de rand van de afgrond en raaf. 1801 - 1803. Caspar David Friedrich. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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