Ernst Meyer
1797–1861 · Danish · 30 artworks
RomanticismGenre paintingItalian landscapesDetailed figural representationUse of light and shadowRomantic idealization
artist bio
Ernst Meyer was a Danish painter associated with the Romantic movement, particularly known for his genre scenes and landscapes of Italy. He captured the daily life and picturesque settings of the Italian countryside, contributing to the era's fascination with the region.
what you'll learn
Studying Meyer's work allows students to understand the Romantic fascination with the picturesque and the everyday life of foreign cultures. Students can learn about composition, light, and the depiction of human figures within landscape settings.
related: Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Blechen, Johan Christian Dahl
30 artworks
A Roman alley
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View of the Tiburtine Gate of the Aurelian Wall in Rome
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The public letter writer
1832
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Italian courtyard exterior
1849
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A father and a daughter
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Young Italian from Olevano with children and cat
1850
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A Neapolitan fisherman
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Garden in Terracina
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An Italian kitchen
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Italian genre scene with grandmother and child
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View of the Matterhorn
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A Pergola with grapes
1832
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Reading the letter
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A praying Italian woman near a beach
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A doubt
1830
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A lush Italian garden
1845
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Italian genre scene
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Outing in the Mounti Albani Hills near Rome
1840
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Two monks in conversation
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Water carriers at a well in the Roman Campagna
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Sun and shade in a pergola, Italy
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A stairway in Italy
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Street in Tivoli
1827
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View of an Italian garden with the picturesque remains of a colonnade
1841
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Coastel scenery with boats at sea
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Two Italian women
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A Roman street letter-writer reading a letter aloud to a young girl
1829
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Exterior of a farmhouse with a woman sitting in front of the porch
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A monk reading with a boy
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An old man watching the sea at nightfall
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