The arts

Culture doesn't just refer to how people interact and look. "Culture also means refined intellectual, artistic and creative achievement, for example as in cultural knowledge, or a cultured person," Cristina De Rossi, an anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London, told Live Science.

Germany is often overlooked when compared to the influence of Italian and French art. But Germany has a long and rich tradition of art with plenty of significant proponents from the 15-19th centuries. German art has played a crucial role in the development and shaping of Western art, especially of Celtic art, Carolingian art and Ottonian art. During the Renaissance period, the most significant artists were Albrecht Dürer and Hans Holbein. Although he was not appreciated during his time, the most significant German painter of the Romantic era was Caspar David Friedrich.

Painting and sculptures in the Gothic style were very famous in Europe, including Germany. The highlight of the 15th century was the design of altarpieces. Generations of German artists explored and showed their skills in Baroque and Rococo styles, as well as Neoclassicism. Romanticism is also a very important part of German art.

Some of the most famous German paintings are: “The Sin” by Franz Stuck, “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich, “Studio Wall” by Adolf Menzel, “Heller Altarpiece” by Albrecht Dürer and Matthias Grünewald etc.