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Kristian Zahrtmann
1843 – 1917
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryPeder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, was a Danish painter. He was a part of the Danish artistic generation in the late 19th century, along with Peder Severin Krøyer and Theodor Esbern Philipsen, who broke away from both the strictures of traditional Academicism and the heritage of the Golden Age of Danish Painting, in favor of naturalism and realism.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 31, 1843
Rønne
Date of death
June 22, 1917
Frederiksberg
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark
Occupations & fields
painterhistory paintergenre painter
Notable works
Leonora Christina in PrisonThe Death of Queen Sophie AmalieStudents leave to defend Copenhagen in 1658Job and His FriendsPortrait of Vilhemine ErichsenThe Mystical Wedding between the Bishop and the Abbess of Pistoia
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