Chalk Cliffs on Rügen (German: Kreidefelsen auf Rügen) is an 1818 oil painting by Caspar David Friedrich. The painting depicts the view from the chalk cliffs of the Stubbenkammer at that time one of the most famous lookout points on the island. In the foreground two trees whose leaves cover the upper third of the painting frame the scenery. Two men and a woman in town clothes gaze in wonder at the view. The thin figure in the middle is usually interpreted as Caspar David Friedrich himself. His hat lies beside him as a sign of humility. He seeks for a foothold in the grass as a symbol of the transitoriness of life and looks into the abyss opening before him—the abyss of death. On the right the man with crossed arms leans against the trunk of a dying tree and looks far out to the sea. The two tiny sailboats stand as symbols for the soul which opens to eternal life and correspond to the figures of the two men. On the left the woman in a red dress (who is usually identified as Friedrich s wife Caroline) sits beside an almost dried-up shrub: only the twigs around her face are leafing out. With her right hand she points either at the abyss or at the flowers bordering it. In contrast to the men who gaze either at the abyss or into the distance she communicates with the other figures—whether she feels threatened by the abyss or compelled by the natural beauty is unclear.
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