Johan Thomas Lundbye was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings.
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12 Facts About Johan Lundbye
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Johan Lundbye was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of Denmark's characteristic landscapes; the historical buildings and monuments, and the country's simple, rural people.
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Johan Lundbye became one of his generation's national romantic painters, along with P C Skovgaard and Lorenz Frølich, to regularly depict the landscape of Zealand.
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Johan Lundbye was born in Kalundborg on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
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Johan Lundbye was one of the sons of Joachim Theodor Lundbye and Cathrine Bonnevie.
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Johan Lundbye came from a military family and was the brother of Christen Carl Lundbye and Emanuel Andreas Lundbye both of whom served as Danish military officers.
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Johan Lundbye was sickly as a child and moved with his family to Copenhagen.
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Johan Lundbye studied privately under animal painter Christian Holm and at the age of 14 he came into the drawing school of Johan Ludwig Lund.
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Johan Lundbye illustrated Fabler for Børn: Et halvhundrede Billeder by poet Hans Vilhelm Kaalund, a book of poetry for young children published in 1845.
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Johan Lundbye received a travel grant from the Academy in 1845, which was renewed a year later.
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Johan Lundbye returned to Denmark on 18 July 1846 after a year and half.
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Johan Lundbye died eight days later on 26 April 1848 at the age of 29.
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