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1817 Ringsted, Denmark (near) - 1875 Copenhagen, Denmark. Known for: Romantic landscape, portrait, history and interior scene painting, teaching.
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden... Read full biography
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting*. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish... Read full biography
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting*. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape. Skovgaard was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. The family had to leave the farm when he was six years old. They moved to Vejby in north Sjælland... Read full biography
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting*. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape. Skovgaard was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. The family had to leave the farm when he was six years old. They moved to Vejby in north Sjælland where his father earned his living as a grocer. Already as a young child he impressed his family with his artistic abilities. His mother, who had studied art under flower painter Claudius Ditlev Fritsch, gave him instructions in drawing until he was... Read full biography
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting*. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape. Skovgaard was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. The family had to leave the farm when he was six years old. They moved to Vejby in north Sjælland where his father earned his living as a grocer. Already as a young child he impressed his family with his artistic abilities. His mother, who had studied art under flower painter Claudius Ditlev Fritsch, gave him instructions in drawing until he was confirmed and could be sent to Copenhagen for training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* (Det Kongelige Danske Kun... Read full biography
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Keywords (12)
Art Method
- •Painting, Fine Art
Art Subject
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Interior Scenes
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Romanticism, Idealism, Nostalgia
Art School
- •Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Student
Added Description
- •Dutch Golden Age Artist, 17th and 18th Centuries