Flemish Baroque Era Painter, ca.1576-1621 Related Paintings of SOMER, Paulus van :. | Arranging Pink Roses | Spring garden under the sun | Cabildo | A Song of Springtime | Snow-covered roofs in Paris | Related Artists:
Roland KnightBritish, active circa 1810-1840
F Usher De Voll1873-1941
P.C. Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard), (4 April 1817 - 13 April 1875), Danish national romantic landscape painter, was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth. He is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape.
The family had to leave the farm when he was six years old. They moved to Vejby in north Sjælland where his father earned his living as a grocer. Already as a young child he impressed his family with his artistic abilities. His mother, who had studied art under flower painter Claudius Ditlev Fritsch, gave him instructions in drawing until he was confirmed and could be sent to Copenhagen for training at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi).
