"Anguish" by August Friedrich
Initially I thought that I should not write about this painting because I find it sorrowful and a little uneasy for me and could be for the majority of the people. It is also creepy with all the crows surrounding the sheep with the dead lamb. I remembered that I was talking with a friend, he was reading a book about “The art as therapy” by the philosopher Alain de Bottom. To be honest, I never heard about him before. Then, my friend Raul said me to looked at the picture to see a painting of a Danish painter called August Friedrich. For me this painting shows fear, anger, despair, it was very impressive, and confusing. On the other hand, very majestic, seductive stunning and dignified . I cannot imagine the ewe in the winter, a snowing landscape, quivering, trying to protect the body of her dead lamb, it is also sinister and fierce, how crows are surrounding the ewe waiting for an opportunity, I was profoundly moved with the anguish for grieving ewe that I almost crie
