minecraft:wanderer
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- Indev · 2010
- Size
- 1×2 blocks · 16×32 px
- Category
- Real artworks
What it depicts
A lone man in a dark coat stands on a rocky crag with his back to the viewer, leaning on a cane and gazing over a sea of fog that drowns the distant peaks. The tall, contemplative composition recreates Caspar David Friedrich's "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog".
The original artwork
- Original title
- Wanderer
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 33×37 cm
- Year
- 2008
Caspar David Friedrich — "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" (1818). confirmed
View the original →Sources: official in-game data and Kristoffer Zetterstrand interviews.


Three ways
How to get a painting
- 1
Craft one
Surround 1 wool of any colour with 8 sticks in a 3×3 grid. The colour doesn't matter — you get a random variant that fits the wall.
- 2
Trade for one
A Master-level Shepherd villager sells 3 paintings for 2 emeralds (100% chance).
- 3
Use a command
Pick any painting below and copy its /give or /summon command to place the exact variant you want — handy on creative or your own server.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Wanderer painting is 1×2 blocks (16×32 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The Wanderer painting was created by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.
Craft a random painting from 8 sticks + 1 wool, trade with a Master-level Shepherd, or place this exact variant with /give @s minecraft:painting[minecraft:painting/variant=wanderer].
Caspar David Friedrich — "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" (1818).
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