Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
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Danish painter (1783–1853)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1783-01-02 ) 2 January 1783, Blåkrog , Denmark
- Died
- 22 July 1853 (1853-07-22) (aged 70), Copenhagen , Denmark
- Resting place
- Assistens Cemetery , Copenhagen
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Known for
- Painting clouds
- Movement
- Danish Golden Age , Neoclassicism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of death
- Copenhagen
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Danish
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Movement
- Danish Golden Age
- Image
- Self portrait, by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
- Residence
- Charlottenborg Palace
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- student
- Frederik Ferdinand Helsted
- Commons category
- Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
- date of birth
- 1783-01-02
- date of death
- 1853-07-22
- Commons Creator page
- Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cholera
- place of burial
- Assistens Cemetery
- has works in the collection
- Royal Danish Library
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
15 objects attributed to Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig (now in Aabenraa Municipality, in the southern part of Jutland in Denmark). He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Danish Painting, and is referred to as the "Father of Danish painting".
Life
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