The ruins of Oybin Monastery have inspired artists for hundreds of years. The monastery was abandoned after the Protestant Reformation, then mostly destroyed by a lightning strike, but it became a symbol of romantic yearning for a better, more Christian time.
Caspar David Friedrich painted this piece, showing two monks remembering what was, or possibly, dreaming about what might be again.
Caspar David Friedrich painted this piece, showing two monks remembering what was, or possibly, dreaming about what might be again.