Christen Købke

Danish artist (1810-1848)
Person human Q381458
Christen Købke
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Christen Købke

Summary

Christen Købke is a human[1]. His place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on May 26, 1810[3]. He passed away in Copenhagen[4]. He died on February 7, 1848[5]. He worked as a painter[6], graphic artist[7], etcher[8], and lithographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Christen Købke's place of birth was Copenhagen[2].
  • Christen Købke died in Copenhagen[4].
  • Christen Købke was born on May 26, 1810[3].
  • Christen Købke died on February 7, 1848[5].
  • Christen Købke is buried at Assistens Cemetery[11].
  • Christen Købke held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[12].
  • Christen Købke worked as a painter[6].
  • Christen Købke worked as a graphic artist[7].
  • Christen Købke's professions included etcher[8].
  • Christen Købke worked as a lithographer[9].
  • Christen Købke was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13].
  • A notable student of Christen Købke was Lorenz Frølich[14].
  • A notable student of Christen Købke was Dankvart Dreyer[15].
  • A notable student of Christen Købke was Frederik Rohde[16].
  • A notable student of Christen Købke was Andreas Fritz[17].
  • A notable student of Christen Købke was Thorald Læssøe[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is Efterårsmorgen ved Sortedamssøen[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is View of a Street in Østerbro outside Copenhagen. Morning Light[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is The Transept of Århus Cathedral[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is Portrait of landscape painter Frederic Sødring[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is Frederiksborg Palace seen from Jægerbakken. Evening.[23].
  • A notable work attributed to Christen Købke is The Garden Steps Leading to the Artist's Studio on Blegdammen[24].
  • Christen Købke is recorded as male[25].
  • Christen Købke's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Christen Købke is associated with the Danish Golden Age movement[27].

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Origins and Family

Christen Købke's place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on May 26, 1810[3].

Education

Christen Købke was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13]. Studied under Christian August Lorentzen[28], a painter[29], 1749–1828[30], of Kingdom of Denmark[31] and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg[32], a painter[33], 1783–1853[34], of Kingdom of Denmark[35], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[36], specialised in painting[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], graphic artist[7], etcher[8], and lithographer[9]. Notable students include Lorenz Frølich[14], an illustrator[38], 1820–1908[39], of Kingdom of Denmark[40], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[41]; Dankvart Dreyer[15], a painter[42], 1816–1852[43], of Kingdom of Denmark[44]; Frederik Rohde[16], a painter[45], 1816–1886[46], of Kingdom of Denmark[47]; Andreas Fritz[17], a painter[48], 1828–1906[49], of Kingdom of Denmark[50]; and Thorald Læssøe[18], a painter[51], 1816–1878[52], of Kingdom of Denmark[53].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Efterårsmorgen ved Sortedamssøen[19], a painting[54], founded in 1838[55]; View of a Street in Østerbro outside Copenhagen. Morning Light[20], a painting[56], founded in 1836[57]; The Transept of Århus Cathedral[21], a painting[58], founded in 1830[59]; Portrait of landscape painter Frederic Sødring[22], a painting[60], founded in 1832[61]; Frederiksborg Palace seen from Jægerbakken. Evening.[23], a painting[62], founded in 1835[63]; and The Garden Steps Leading to the Artist's Studio on Blegdammen[24], a painting[64], founded in 1841[65].

Death and Burial

Christen Købke died on February 7, 1848[5]. He died in Copenhagen[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[66]. Burial took place at Assistens Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Christen Købke ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (121 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

Where was Christen Købke born?

Christen Købke was born in Copenhagen[2].

Where did Christen Købke die?

Christen Købke passed away in Copenhagen[4].

What did Christen Købke do for work?

Christen Købke worked as painter[6], graphic artist[7], etcher[8], and lithographer[9].

Where did Christen Købke go to school?

Christen Købke was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13].

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  2. [67] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work Efterårsmorgen ved Sortedamssøen, View of a Street in Østerbro outside Copenhagen. Morning Light, The Transept of Århus Cathedral +4
    Given name Christen
    On focus list of wikimedia project WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark
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