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Johan Christian Dahl

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Painting of a sunlit forest clearing with gnarled oaks and grazing deer under a cloudy sky.

Dyrehaven near Copenhagen

1853

Painting of stormy waves breaking on a rocky Swedish coast, with a sailing boat and cliffs under large clouds.

View at Kullen in Sweden

1818

Dusk landscape with a long arched stone bridge over a river, sailing boats at left, and a glowing orange cloudy sky.

The Augustusbrücke under Repair

1845

Painting of a forest fire with burnt trees, grey smoke, glowing orange flames and rocks beside a stream.

Forest Fire

1846

Night landscape with a bright moon behind clouds, glowing orange horizon, and dark silhouetted trees and roofs below.

Clouds in moonlight

1849

Night view of a city skyline with church towers under a moonlit sky, a river reflecting light, and a sailing boat.

Nächtliche Ansicht von Dresden

1841

Evening river scene with orange sunset reflections, dark far shore trees, a small boat, and three figures in the foreground.

The Elbe in evening light

Dark landscape painting of tall poplar trees under a stormy sky, with a flat field and reflective water in the foreground.

View over the Elbe and the „Der Bär“ Bastion

Painting of crumbling stone towers on a hillside, a mule train on a dirt path, and a smoking volcano over a bay.

A ruin in the neighborhood of Castel Mare

1828

Dark cave interior with rough rock walls, opening on the left to a distant view of buildings and green vegetation.

Grotte at Naples - nature study

1821

Painting of a smoking volcano above a bay and green plain, seen through a window frame, under a hazy golden sky.

View from a Window at Quisisana

1820

Painting of a birch tree trunk with peeling white bark beside a leafy plant with small white flowers on a dark background.

Study of the lower Trunk of a Birch Tree

1819

Landscape painting of a river bend, a distant town with church spires, red-roofed houses, and riders on a road under a cloudy

Bergen Seen from Møllendal

1809

Painted portrait of an elderly man with white hair, grey coat and red collar against a brown background.

Portrait of Bertel Thorvaldsen

1841

Painting of a volcano erupting with lava and smoke, figures on rocks, and a bay with a town under a sunset sky.

An Eruption of Vesuvius

1821

Painting of a reindeer with large antlers standing on a rocky hillside beneath a cloudy sky with mountains behind.

Study of a Reindeer

1850

Painting of a mountain valley with a stag, waterfall, winding river and storm clouds over snowy peaks.

View over the Måbødal

1854

Painting of a glacier tongue between steep mountains, with grazing sheep and goats and turf-roofed farm buildings in the fore

View of Nigardsbreen in Jostedalen

1844

Night seascape of Vesuvius erupting with glowing lava, beached sailing boats in the foreground and a moonlit sky.

Vesuvius in eruption. Moonlight, also known as Boats on the Beach near Naples

1821

Winter landscape with two bare oaks, moss-covered boulders, snow, crows, and a misty plain under a pale sky.

Megalith Grave near Vordingborg in Winter

1824

Moonlit night view of a domed city skyline over a river, with two figures on the bank and a sailing boat.

Dresden by Moonlight

1843

Painting of a naval battle with a three-masted ship firing amid gunsmoke, Danish flags on smaller vessels, and hills behind.

The Naval Battle at Alvøen

1808

Painting of a rocky gorge with a rushing stream, a dirt path with small figures, and a tall pine tree under cloudy sky.

Schlucht in der Sächsischen Schweiz

1820

Oil sketch of a river landscape with poplars, farmhouses with red roofs, rowboats, and a dramatic cloudy sky.

Landschaftsblick mit hohem Wolkenhimmel

1828

Sunset over a calm fjord with sailing ships, rowboats, rocky shore and figures beneath trees.

Fjord at Holmestrand

1843

Painting of ships moored at a Copenhagen canal at dusk beside a large brick brewery building and a windmill.

Frederiksholms Canal in Copenhagen with Christian IV's Brewery

1817

Drawing of a reclining male nude with curly hair, arms extended and legs twisted, rendered in graphite and white highlights.

Drawing of a man

1811

Graphite drawing of the back of a nude classical male statue, Hercules Farnese, on a grey paper, dated 1813.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett bakfra

1813

Drawing of the Farnese Hercules statue seen from the front, a muscular bearded nude leaning on a club, in grey chalk.

Norwegian Bokmål: Hercules Farnese, sett forfra

1813

Grey-toned drawing of a seated nude man leaning against a board, head bowed, one arm raised, by Johan Christian Dahl.

Norwegian Bokmål: Mannsakt, lent mot en skjerm

1811

Pen and wash drawing of a flat landscape with Frederiksborg Castle's spires on the horizon, a farmhouse and trees at right.

View of Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød

1817

Pencil drawing of three figures at a railing gazing over a coastal bay with a distant steamship, 1826.

Norwegian Bokmål: Professor Klingberg, pastor Ølegaard og fru Ølegaard

1826