Christian August Lorentzen
| Christian August Lorentzen | |
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| File:CA Lorentzen.jpg | |
| Born | 10 August 1749 Sønderborg |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Copenhagen |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
Christian August Lorentzen (10 August 1749 – 8 May 1828) was a Danish painter. He was the instructor of Martinus Rørbye.
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Biography
Christian August Lorentzen was born on 10 August 1749 as the son of a watchmaker. He arrived in Copenhagen around 1771 where he frequented the Royal Academy of Fine Arts but it is unclear whether he received formal training.[1] From 1779 to 1782 he went abroad to develop his skills, visiting the Netherlands, Antwerp and Paris where he copied old masters. In 1792 he traveled to Norway to paint prospects.[1]
In a number of painting, such as Slaget på Reden (1801, Danish Museum of National History) and Den rædsomste nat (1807, Danish National Gallery), he documented key events from the English Wars between 1801 and 1814. Later in his career he mainly painted portraits, landscapes and scenes from Ludvig Holberg's comedies.[1]
As a professor at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen from 1803 and until his death in 1828, he exercised great influence on the next generation of painters such as Martinus Rørbye among others.[1]
Gallery
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Parti af Frederiksholms Kanal 1794.jpg
Frederiksholm Canal in Copenhagen, 1794
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Slaget paa Reden (1801 painting).jpg
The finishing phase of the Battle of Copenhagen, presented as if it was the British who had to ask for a cease of fire
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Dannebrog falling from heaven during the Battle of Lyndanisse in 1219
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Model class at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, c. 1824
See also
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| Preceded by | Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 1809–1810 |
Succeeded by Christian Frederik Hansen |
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