Two Men Contemplating the Moon

Caspar David Friedrich · German

Date: ca. 1825–30

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (34.9 x 43.8 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Themes: Contemplation, Men, Moon

Wrightsman Fund, 2000

Met highlight

Date range

1825 – 1830

Largest dimension

43.8 cm

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