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Portrait of the Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg is associated with Biedermeier.

Artwork

Portrait of the Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg

Portrait of the Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Christen Købke. It dates from 1834 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

Technique & Style

The classification of the work as a painting within the portrait genre underscores its traditional approach to capturing the likeness of the sitter.

Created in 1834 by Christen Købke, this portrait is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 525.0 cm in height and 512.0 cm in width. As a formal portrait, the piece focuses on the depiction of its subject, the naval lieutenant Christen Schifter Feilberg.

The classification of the work as a painting within the portrait genre underscores its traditional approach to capturing the likeness of the sitter.

History & Provenance

The portrait of the naval lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg was produced in 1834 by the Danish artist Christen Købke, executed in oil paint on canvas. The work was created during Købke's mature period and depicts its namesake sitter, Christen Schifter Feilberg. According to documented records, the painting is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains part of the national holdings.

No further details regarding the original commission, intermediate ownership, or chain of custody prior to its accession by the museum are recorded in the available sources.

The painting is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst (the Danish national gallery), as recorded in the work's Wikidata entry. According to the same source, it is catalogued within that institution's holdings as a portrait painted in oil on canvas by Christen Købke in 1834, depicting the naval lieutenant Christen Schifter Feilberg. No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented for the work.

The painting measures 525.0 in height by 512.0 in width, dimensions consistent with a near-square canvas of substantial size, though the unit of measurement is not specified in the source data.

Overview

Christen Købke's 1834 oil painting, Portrait of the Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg, is a representative work of the Danish Golden Age of Painting.

Subject & Meaning

The portrait depicts Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg in his dark blue naval coat, conveying a sense of calm seriousness. The uniform and accessories, such as the red hat, signify his profession and status.

Portrait of the Naval Lieutenant D. Christen Schifter Feilberg, Unknown

Artist & collection

Artist

Christen Købke

Christen Schiellerup Købke (26 May 1810 – 7 February 1848) was a Danish painter, and one of the best-known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting.