The Lighthouse of Travemünde Seen from the South
Martinus Rørbye
1834
Medium
Graphite, gray wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 7 1/16 in. (11 × 17.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Karen B. Cohen Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.485.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Towers
About the Artist
Martinus Rørbye · 1803–1848
**Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (1803–1848) was a Danish painter celebrated for his genre scenes, landscapes, and architectural views, emerging as a central figure in the Danish Golden Age of painting.** Born on 17 May 1803 in Drammen, Norway, to Danish parents, he moved early to Copenhagen and began studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1820. There he trained under Christian ...