Cloister of S. Giovanni in Laterano
Hans Ditlev Christian Martens (Kiel 1795 - Kiel 1864)
Lot-No. 406
Starting Bid: 2.500 €
1827. Oil/canvas. 75 x 101 cm. Lower right signed and dated H. D. C. Martens Roma 1827. Scattered retouchings. - Literature: The painting is recognized and published with illustration in: U. Schulte-Wülwer: Sehnsucht nach Arkadien 2009, p. 148 and on the cover. - German historical painter. M. studied at the Copenhagen Academy under Eckersberg and lived in Rome for several years from 1825, where he initially worked in Bertel Thorvaldsen's studio. When he settled in Hamburg in 1837, he was able to build on his successes in Rome. The great city fire also destroyed his house, and he moved to Copenhagen, then back to Kiel towards the end of his life. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Kopenhagen (Thorvaldsen-Mus.) Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Feddersen: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerlexikon, Weilbach
Hans Ditlev Christian Martens: Cloister of S. Giovanni in Laterano
Hans Ditlev Christian Martens (Kiel 1795 - Kiel 1864)
Cloister of S. Giovanni in Laterano
Lot-No. 406
Starting Bid: 2.500 €
| Date: | 1827 |
| Technique: | Oil/canvas |
| Dimensions: | 75 x 101 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right signed and dated H. D. C. Martens Roma 1827 |
| Condition: | Scattered retouchings |
| References: | The painting is recognized and published with illustration in: U. Schulte-Wülwer: Sehnsucht nach Arkadien 2009, p. 148 and on the cover. |
Vita:
German historical painter. M. studied at the Copenhagen Academy under Eckersberg and lived in Rome for several years from 1825, where he initially worked in Bertel Thorvaldsen's studio. When he settled in Hamburg in 1837, he was able to build on his successes in Rome. The great city fire also destroyed his house, and he moved to Copenhagen, then back to Kiel towards the end of his life. Mus.: Hamburg (Kunsthalle), Kopenhagen (Thorvaldsen-Mus.) Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Feddersen: Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerlexikon, Weilbach
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