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The Most Famous Artworks of German Romanticism

The 60 most celebrated works of the German Romanticism movement, ranked by renown across 504 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. View from Vaekero near Christiania
    View from Vaekero near Christiania Johan Christian Dahl · 1827
  2. Two men contemplating the Moon
    Two men contemplating the Moon Caspar David Friedrich · 1820
  3. Schloss Milkel in Moonlight
    Schloss Milkel in Moonlight Carl Gustav Carus · 1834
  4. Mother and Child by the Sea
    Mother and Child by the Sea Johan Christian Dahl · 1830
  5. Heroic Landscape with Rainbow
    Heroic Landscape with Rainbow Joseph Anton Koch · 1824
  6. Joseph and Karl August von Klein
    Joseph and Karl August von Klein Heinrich Franz Schalck · 1810
  7. The Small Crucifixion
    The Small Crucifixion Matthias Grünewald · 1516
  8. Familien Waagepetersen
    Familien Waagepetersen Wilhelm Bendz · 1830
  9. A Bog with Peat Cutters. Høsterkøb, North Zealand
    A Bog with Peat Cutters. Høsterkøb, North Zealand Fritz Petzholdt · 1828
  10. The Castle Ruin at Tharandt
    The Castle Ruin at Tharandt Johan Christian Dahl · 1819
  11. View of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand.
    View of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand. Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1833
  12. First Steps
    First Steps Franz Ludwig Catel · 1820
  13. Crusaders before Jerusalem
    Crusaders before Jerusalem Wilhelm von Kaulbach · 1849
  14. The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo
    The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo Franz Ludwig Catel · 1819
  15. Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight
    Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight Johan Christian Dahl · 1846
  16. A View towards the Swedish Coast from the Ramparts of Kronborg Castle
    A View towards the Swedish Coast from the Ramparts of Kronborg Castle Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1829
  17. Landscape with a Stile. The Isle of Møn
    Landscape with a Stile. The Isle of Møn Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1810
  18. Ruins of the Oybin
    Ruins of the Oybin Caspar David Friedrich · 1835
  19. Northern Landscape, Spring
    Northern Landscape, Spring Caspar David Friedrich · 1825
  20. Langebro, Copenhagen, in the Moonlight with Running Figures
    Langebro, Copenhagen, in the Moonlight with Running Figures Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1836
  21. View of the Park of Liselund Manor on the Island of Møn
    View of the Park of Liselund Manor on the Island of Møn Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1809
  22. Crucifixion
    Crucifixion Unknown · 1849
  23. Christ
    Christ Unknown · 1849
  24. Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859)
    Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) Unknown · 1815
  25. German Landscape with View towards a Broad Valley
    German Landscape with View towards a Broad Valley Fritz Petzholdt · 1829
  26. View over Hallingdal
    View over Hallingdal Johan Christian Dahl · 1844
  27. At the Edge of the Forest
    At the Edge of the Forest August Heinrich · 1820
  28. Landscape at Sunset
    Landscape at Sunset Carl Gustav Carus · 1830
  29. Portrait of a Girl
    Portrait of a Girl Unknown · 1830
  30. Landscape
    Landscape Unknown · 1835
  31. Portrait of a Man
    Portrait of a Man Theodor Friedrich Stein
  32. Wanderer in the Storm
    Wanderer in the Storm Carl Julius von Leypold · 1835
  33. Study for the painting "Noah i arken"
    Study for the painting "Noah i arken" Ditlev Blunck · 1835
  34. Eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius, 1820
    Eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius, 1820 Johan Christian Dahl · 1821
  35. Portrait of Henriette Petersen, née Philipsen, Mrs Michael Christian Petersen
    Portrait of Henriette Petersen, née Philipsen, Mrs Michael Christian Petersen Christen Købke · 1832
  36. The Gulf of Naples. Moonlight
    The Gulf of Naples. Moonlight Johan Christian Dahl · 1820
  37. Udsigt over Tiberen i nærheden af den sammenstyrtede bro Ponte Rotto i Rom
    Udsigt over Tiberen i nærheden af den sammenstyrtede bro Ponte Rotto i Rom Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1815
  38. The Bridge across Tryggevælde River with a View of Køge, Zealand
    The Bridge across Tryggevælde River with a View of Køge, Zealand Johan Christian Dahl · 1815
  39. A View of Lake Sortedam from Dosseringen Looking towards the Suburb Nørrebro outside Copenhagen
    A View of Lake Sortedam from Dosseringen Looking towards the Suburb Nørrebro outside Copenhagen Christen Købke · 1838
  40. A Seascape. The coast of the Island of Rügen in Evening Light
    A Seascape. The coast of the Island of Rügen in Evening Light Johan Christian Dahl · 1818
  41. Frederiksborg Castle by Moonlight
    Frederiksborg Castle by Moonlight Johan Christian Dahl · 1817
  42. Gadescene. En kavalerist tager afsked med en pige
    Gadescene. En kavalerist tager afsked med en pige Ditlev Blunck · 1820
  43. Dame med strikketøj. En af kunstnerens søstre (?)
    Dame med strikketøj. En af kunstnerens søstre (?) Wilhelm Bendz · 1827
  44. Vinterlandskab fra Frederiksdal med skøjteløbere
    Vinterlandskab fra Frederiksdal med skøjteløbere Johan Stroe · 1824
  45. Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin
    Gothic Windows in the Ruins of the Monastery at Oybin Carl Gustav Carus · 1828
  46. Seascape with a Wreck
    Seascape with a Wreck Johan Christian Dahl · 1831
  47. Kristus i Gethsemane Have
    Kristus i Gethsemane Have Carl Christian Seydewitz · 1829
  48. Den hellige familie
    Den hellige familie Carl Christian Seydewitz · 1809
  49. View towards Jungshoved
    View towards Jungshoved Johan Christian Dahl · 1844
  50. Faust und Mephisto in der Studierstube
    Faust und Mephisto in der Studierstube Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld · 1818
  51. Grapevine
    Grapevine Unknown · 1800
  52. Adam and Eve Mourn the Dead Abel
    Adam and Eve Mourn the Dead Abel Heinrich Füger · 1800
  53. Meadow with Animals
    Meadow with Animals Jan van Ravenswaay · 1828
  54. Cossack Camp, 1813
    Cossack Camp, 1813 Louis Moritz · 1813
  55. View in the Harz Mountains
    View in the Harz Mountains Cornelis François Roos · 1840
  56. Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759-1828), Wife of Emperor Paul I of Russia ( Type of Gerhard von Kügelgen)
    Portrait of Empress Maria Feodorovna, née Princess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg (1759-1828), Wife of Emperor Paul I of Russia ( Type of Gerhard von Kügelgen) Unknown · 1798
  57. Pyrrhus and Andromache at Hector's Tomb
    Pyrrhus and Andromache at Hector's Tomb Johan Ludwig Lund · 1809
  58. Luna og Hesperus
    Luna og Hesperus Johan Ludwig Lund · 1821
  59. The Raffenberg Family
    The Raffenberg Family Wilhelm Bendz · 1830
  60. Apollon og Hermes
    Apollon og Hermes Constantin Hansen · 1849