The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background, Christen Købke, 1825–48

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The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background, 1825–48, Graphite with graphite framing line, sheet: 10 13/16 x 15 9/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Christen Købke (Danish, Copenhagen 1810–1848 Copenhagen), Købke is regarded as the most important painter of Denmark's golden age, although his career was cut short by his early death at the age of thirty-eight. His most ambitious compositions were inspired by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) and thus include grandly Romantic land- and seascapes

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Size: 5147px × 3647px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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