Artwork Info: View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

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View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

1839
29.0 x 24.0 cm

Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (1802 – 1848)

Martinus Rørbye (1803-1848) was a pivotal Danish Golden Age painter, celebrated for his genre scenes & landscapes. Explore his travels to Norway, Italy, Greece & pioneering work in Skagen.

This intimately-scaled picture depicts a soldier and two sailors at the military citadel popularly known as Kastellet, which is situated to the north of Copenhagen’s old city. Rørbye’s teacher, Eckersberg, specialized in maritime subjects, but these figures, with their backs to the viewer and illuminated solely by moonlight, embody a sense of Romantic longing that recalls works by Dahl as well as German artists of the period.