Capturing the beauty of nature with oil paints on canvases was Johan Christian Dahl's purpose in life. Born in 1788 in Bergen, Norway, Dahl's life path was quickly clear.
Soon at the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship in decoration and in 1811 he took up studies at the Copenhagen Academy of Art. In 1818, his path led the romantic landscape painter to Dresden. Here he was also part of the art academy in the early 1820s, although he had already moved on to Venice in 1820. In addition, Dahl made numerous trips through Central Europe, from Norway to Italy. This is also reflected in his works.
During this time, he not only created the gorge in Saxon Switzerland, but also the coastal view near Castellamare or the mill in Liebethaler Grund. In Venice, Dahl refined his technique and met, among others, the Berlin painter Catel. A little later he moved back to Dresden. There he lived in the same house with one of the most famous German romantics. Dahl connected a lifelong friendship with Caspar David Friedrich.
Among Dahl's most famous works are not only his landscape paintings around Dresden, but also the barrow near Vordingborg in winter or the fjord near Holmestrand. Today, his paintings are exhibited in various Norwegian galleries but also in the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin or the Neue Pinakothek Munich.
Capturing the beauty of nature with oil paints on canvases was Johan Christian Dahl's purpose in life. Born in 1788 in Bergen, Norway, Dahl's life path was quickly clear.
Soon at the age of 15 he began an apprenticeship in decoration and in 1811 he took up studies at the Copenhagen Academy of Art. In 1818, his path led the romantic landscape painter to Dresden. Here he was also part of the art academy in the early 1820s, although he had already moved on to Venice in 1820. In addition, Dahl made numerous trips through Central Europe, from Norway to Italy. This is also reflected in his works.
During this time, he not only created the gorge in Saxon Switzerland, but also the coastal view near Castellamare or the mill in Liebethaler Grund. In Venice, Dahl refined his technique and met, among others, the Berlin painter Catel. A little later he moved back to Dresden. There he lived in the same house with one of the most famous German romantics. Dahl connected a lifelong friendship with Caspar David Friedrich.
Among Dahl's most famous works are not only his landscape paintings around Dresden, but also the barrow near Vordingborg in winter or the fjord near Holmestrand. Today, his paintings are exhibited in various Norwegian galleries but also in the Alte Nationalgalerie Berlin or the Neue Pinakothek Munich.
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