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Martinus Rørbye

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Painting of a whitewashed coastal terrace with a large tree, a lone figure in a dark cloak, and the sea beyond.

Scene near Sorrento overlooking the Sea

1835

Painting of people in period dress walking through a stone archway into a courtyard, with a guard and a dog in the foreground

Arrestbygningen ved råd- og domhuset

1831

Interior of a vaulted church crypt with a kneeling monk at a lectern, praying figures, and a stone staircase.

The Crypt in the Monastry of San Benedetto in Subiaco, Italy

1843

Painting of sailing boats landing on a sandy beach with fishermen wading through surf under a blue sky.

The Beach at Skagen Vesterby

1847

Painting of a sunlit square in Amalfi with a grand staircase, church facade, bell tower, fountain and market figures.

View of the Square in Amalfi

1835

Three men in traditional dress talk among Acropolis columns, with a hazy sea and stone tower beyond at sunset.

The View from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis

1844

Men resting on sand dunes at sunset overlooking the sea, with thatched huts, ducks and a figure in a top hat.

Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Good Weather

1848

Painting of workers among marble ruins at the Acropolis, with a columned gateway, a stone tower and distant hills.

Greeks Working in the ruins of the Acropolis

1835

A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop

A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop

1845

Painting of Palermo harbor with a golden mountain, moored boats, vendors and strolling townspeople along the shore.

Palermo Harbor with a View of Monte Pellegrino

1840

Painting of an open arched doorway with climbing vines, a whitewashed wall, a wooden bench and slippers on a sunlit ground.

Entrance to an Inn in the Praestegarden at Hillested

1844

Painting of a sandy beach under a dark stormy sky, with beached boats, dunes, and a lone walking figure near the sea.

Strandparti ved Blokhusene

1848

Painting of a sunlit loggia with potted plants, a birdcage and an amphora, overlooking a sea with a sailboat and hills.

A loggia from Procida

1834

Man holding up a snipe bird for a seated woman in a green dress, with a dog and a tiled stove in a domestic interior.

A hunter showing his wife the bag of the first snipe hunt. Portrait of the master of the Royal Hunt Chr. Fr. Zeuthen…

1839

Painting of a whitewashed church tower with red roofs among trees, fields and a thatched farmhouse under a cloudy sky.

Landskab med kirketårn ved Vester Egede

1832

Seated man in top hat and cloak looks over a flat plain with a winding river, birds in the sky, and distant hills.

Un voyageur dans les environs d'Acqua Acetosa

1835

Painting of a sunlit loggia with terracotta pots, a vine trellis, and a sailboat on the sea beyond a low wall.

Loggia on Procida

1835

Painting of a seated cobbler in a red fez stitching leather shoes in a sunlit courtyard with hanging laundry and a clay jar.

Gresk skomaker

1840

Painting of snowy Mont Blanc peak above a valley with tall pine trees, a church steeple, and grassy meadow in foreground.

Vy mot Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

1834

Painting of an ivy-covered arched doorway open onto a dim interior, with a wooden bench and slippers in the sunlit courtyard.

The Entrance to the Old Vicarage in Hellested

1844

Painting of townspeople, a dog, and a guard in red and blue passing under a stone archway before a neoclassical building.

The Prison of Copenhagen

1831

Painting of a sunlit heath landscape with a thatched cottage, a winding path, woodland and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape near Blokhus, Jutland

1848

Watercolor sketch of villagers dancing in a rustic interior beside a fiddler, with spectators and a hearth at right.

Dans i en norsk bondestue

1832

Watercolor interior of a richly painted 1727 cupboard with floral scrollwork beside a wooden chair in a room.

Bemalet skab, dateret 1727, i en stue fra Læsø

1847

Watercolor interior of a farmhouse room with three men at a table, a woman standing, a tall clock and a tiled stove.

En bondestue på Samsø med en kone og tre mænd

1847

Watercolor sketch of rolling fields, scattered clouds, a windmill and a walking figure on a path.

A landscape

1832

Watercolor landscape of a grassy hill, a dark-roofed house on the right, and calm water with a distant shoreline.

Landscape with water in the background and house on the right

1820-1829

Watercolor still life of metal jugs, a covered bowl, a studded wooden box and a cup on a cream background.

Turkish pots and jugs

1836

Watercolor still life of a ewer, glass flask, blue patterned vase, faceted bowl and covered bowl with gold pins.

Turkish pots, a jug and two flasks

1836

Watercolor sketch of market women selling pottery on a cobbled square, with a man in a blue coat standing at right.

Scene from the market square in Thisted

1830

Pencil and watercolor sketch of robed men in a columned interior, one seated figure bowed in grief beside standing companions

Job and his friends

1840-1849

Sketchbook page with pencil studies of a rooster, two ducklings, and a grey duck with a red head.

Studies of a rooster and waterfowl

1832

Watercolor sketch of men in Turkish dress seated at a writing desk under an orange canopy, with a standing figure at right.

A Turkish notary drawing up a marriage contract

1836

Pen and watercolor sketch of two seated men in striped garments beside an ornate stone well and carved panel.

Two men by a well

1836

Watercolor of a Constantinople square with robed figures, a tiled gateway, crenellated walls and stray dogs.

The Square in Front of Bab-i-Hümayan in Constantinople

1836

Pencil and watercolour sketch of worshippers by an ornate iron gate and striped arches in a mosque courtyard.

By Toppana Mosque

1836

Pen and watercolor sketch of a crowd with carts, luggage and a dog on a shoreline, with a ship mast at right.

Study for "The Bridge at Horten in Christiania Fjord"

1832

Sketchbook page with grey and white cumulus clouds over a pale blue sky and dark horizon line.

Cloud study

1832

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a white turban smoking a hookah, with a cup and brass bowl nearby.

A Turkish opium smoker (Jaia Dervicha) in Chalkis

1836

Watercolor sketch of a fjord with wooded skerries, rocky cliffs and distant hills in pale blue-grey tones.

Fjord landscape with wooded skerries

1832

Pencil sketch of a standing woman seen from behind beside a hanging lamp with blue glass body and chains.

Figure study and lamp

1835

Pencil and watercolour sketch of a fallen tree trunk leaning against a rock face, with distant blue hills at left.

Tree Trunk Leaning Against a Rock. Norway

1830

Pencil and watercolor sketch of market figures: women with fruit baskets, men in top hats bargaining, and a walking soldier.

Fruit sellers

1832

Grey wash sketch sheet with several studies of shrubs, foliage, rocks and a small pond edge.

Various small studies of foliage

Watercolor drawing of two dead snipes lying on a pale ground, one with its long bill extended and wings partly spread.

Two dead snipes

1840-1844

Pencil and watercolour sketch of fishermen and women unloading boats on a beach, with figure studies above.

Fishermen at Skagen unloading boats at the beach

1847

Watercolor sketch of purple and orange clouds at sunset against blue sky, with handwritten notes in pencil.

Cloud study. A sunset sky

1841-1847

Watercolor and pencil study of a seated man in a dark coat on a dune, looking toward the sea under a blue sky.

Seated man in the hills of Bangsbo, Vendsyssel, May 22, 1833

1833

Watercolor sketch of a lakeshore with a standing man, figures beside a rowboat, and mountains under a grey sky.

A ferry crossing. Figures by boats

1832

Watercolor study of five ducks of varied plumage standing on a pale washed ground.

Studies of various duck species

1832

Watercolor sketch of a calm fjord with a three-masted ship, smaller sailboats, and a wooded shore under soft clouds.

Coastal landscape with ships

1832

Watercolour of fishermen in top hats hauling boats up a sandy beach, with a faint pencil figure study in the upper left.

Fishermen Hauling a Seine on Sønderstranden

1833

Pencil drawing with colour of a harbour with painted boats, a small chapel with a cross, and figures on the shore.

Part of the harbour in Palermo

1840

Watercolor interior study of a low Turkish-style divan with patterned cushions, fringed skirt, striped rug and a blue goblet.

Tyrkisk sofa

1836

Harvest workers cutting and gathering sheaves in a wide field, with windmills and the sea on the horizon, drawn in brown wash

Harvest workers in the field. In the background windmills and the sea

1847

Watercolor of a shipwreck's wooden ribs in the surf on a sandy beach, with seagulls flying overhead.

Wreck on the beach Nordstranden, sank on the 9th of May 1832

1833

Watercolor of a calm bay with rowing boats, rocky shore, and a distant volcano emitting smoke under a pale sky.

View of Vesuvius from Procida

1835

Watercolor of a sandy road between dunes leading to a white church with a dark roof and a standing figure.

Frederikshavns gamle kirke

1833

Watercolor of harvest workers among sheaves of grain in a field, with a white church on a rise in the distance.

Harvest Workers in the Field

1847

Watercolor of a sentry beside a cannon on a sandy beach, with a sailboat on the sea behind.

Sentry and Cannon on a Beach near Frederikshavn

1847

Watercolor and pencil view of a town with twin church towers across a calm lake, under a warm peach sky.

Viborg Seen from Asmild Klosterhave near Søndersø

1830

Watercolor sketch of four men on a hilltop beside a pine tree, with a pale blue lake and distant shore behind them.

Four Men Looking at the View from Holmekollen

1830

Watercolor interior of a vaulted chapel with a robed monk, frescoed arches, an altar with candles, and stone steps.

The interior of the chapel in the monastery of S. Benedetto in Subiaco

1836

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a sandy site with a wooden observatory, a standing figure, huts, a dog and cooking pots.

Vesterby's Observatory on Læsø

1847

Watercolor of a heathland hillside with large boulders, a sandy path, and distant hills under a pale sky.

From the Gærum Hills in Vendsyssel, 22 May 1833

1833

Brown watercolor sketch of men drinking at a table beside a classical building, with a shoreline and boats in the distance.

View at the Eremitage, with a View of the Shore

1826

Watercolor still life of a copper ewer with gold handle, a yellow vessel, and a blue patterned footed bowl.

Turkish Vessels and a Ewer

1836

Watercolor of a dirt road winding through heathland with a carriage and figure, distant farmhouses and hills under a pale sky

Hulvej i Tolne bakker, Vendsyssel, 21 maj 1833

1833

Watercolor of an ornate domed fountain in Constantinople with a city wall, cypress tree, and figures in a cobbled square.

The Well at the Seraglio Gate. Constantinople

1836-1936

Watercolor of a wooden bridge with a standing man, thatched cottages, a windmill and hills under a blue sky.

Landscape with a Bridge Near Mosbjerg

1833

Watercolor landscape of flat terrain, shallow water, a red shrub, two small figures and blue-grey hills under a pale sky.

Landscape near Bangsbo, North Jutland, With Two Figures

1830

Pencil sketch of men and women seated on a hill talking, with pine trees, horses and distant mountains behind them.

Men and Women Enjoying a View

1823-48