Danish artist Christoffer Eckersberg is often referred to as “The Father of Danish Painting” and was crucial to Denmark’s Golden Age. Eckersberg created genre, historical, maritime, and even classical works. Here the artist rendered the ships in his composition together, for he had seen them only separately, making careful sketches to paint this fictional scene.
The Russian Ship of the Assow Line and a Frigate at Anchor in the Roads of Elsinore, c.1828, Oil on CanvasChristoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish (1783 - 1853) |
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Danish artist Christoffer Eckersberg is often referred to as “The Father of Danish Painting” and was crucial to Denmark’s Golden Age. Eckersberg created genre, historical, maritime, and even classical works. Here the artist rendered the ships in his composition together, for he had seen them only separately, making careful sketches to paint this fictional scene. |
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