Wilhelm Marstrand
1810–1873 · Danish · 30 artworks
Romanticismgenre paintingnarrative compositioncharacter studiesrealistic detailuse of light and shadow
artist bio
Wilhelm Marstrand was a Danish painter and illustrator, celebrated for his genre scenes, portraits, and historical paintings. He played a significant role in the Danish Golden Age, capturing the spirit and culture of his time with a blend of Romanticism and realism.
what you'll learn
Studying Marstrand's work allows students to explore narrative painting, character development through portraiture, and the use of light and composition to create engaging scenes. His paintings offer insights into 19th-century Danish culture and the Romantic movement's focus on emotion and storytelling.
related: Christen Kobke, Johan Lundbye
30 artworks
Double Portrait of the Merchant Christopher Friedenreich Hage and his Wife Arnette: “May I borrow the two brown horses?”
1852
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The parable of the great communion
1869
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The Art Historian N. L. Høyen
1868
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October Festival Evening Outside the Walls of Rome
1839
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Portrait of Fanny Maria Ophelia Schiern, née Beutner
1861
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Venetian Woman at her Toilette
1854
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Miss Annette Hage Shows her Nephew Hother Hage a Book on Plants
1856
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Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters
1865
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Scene from Leksand with farmers of Dalarne doing a Sunday stroll in a carriage
1860
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The Feast of St. Anthony in Rome
1838
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Eggert Christopher Tryde, provost of Copenhagen 1838-1857
1858
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Mrs. Gyllembourg Reads from her "Everyday Stories" to J.L. Heiberg and Madam
1870
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Landscape with Ruins
1838
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A Prison Scene in Rome
1837
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Portrait of B.S. Ingemann
1860
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Portrait of N.F.S. Grundtvig
1862
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Othilia, Julie, and Christy Marstrand (left to right), the Artist's Daughters
1871
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An Englishman Pursued By Beggars In Rome
1853
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From Venice
1857
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Venetian Women in a Church
1853
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A Lady Disembarking from a Gondola
1854
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Doubting Thomas
1870
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Portrait of Otto Marstrand's Two Daughters and their West Indian Nanny, Justina, in Frederiksberg Garden
1857
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An improviser. A fisherman from Ischia is improvising for the young girls on his lute
1853
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Captured Italian Peasants Are Taken into a Village near Rome
1850
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Venetian girls in church
1854
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Herman Wilhelm Bissen, Danish Sculptor
1867
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Portrait of Oswald Marstrand
1845
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An Italian Woman from the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Headpiece
1849
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A suitor's mother speaks her son's case
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