Young Clergyman Reading
Martinus Rørbye
1836
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
39 × 27.5 cm (15 3/8 × 10 13/16 in.); Framed: 48.3 × 36.9 cm (19 × 14 1/2 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
216794
Rights
Public Domain
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 ...