The Russian Ship of the line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor in the roads of Elsinore is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Danish painter C. W. Eckersberg. It was painted in 1828.
| The Russian Ship of the line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor in the roads of Elsinore | |
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| Danish: Det russiske linieskib "Asow" og en fregat til ankers på Helsingørs red | |
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| Artist | C. W. Eckersberg |
| Year | 1828 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 63 cm × 51 cm (25 in × 20 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
The work is not an accurate rendition of the scene but a construction, using more than one event as the basis for the painting.[1] For instance, Eckersberg moved the scene from Copenhagen where he had inspected such ships to Elsinore as is evident in the picture as Kronborg is seen in the background.[2]
Eckersberg was very meticulous in preparing the painting, however. He studied these ship types beforehand, borrowing technical drawings from the naval dockyard. The process is documented in Eckersberg's diary.[3]
References edit
- ^ Monrad, Kasper (2 February 2013). "Flere russiske flådebesøg". National Gallery of Denmark. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Monrad, Kasper (2 February 2013). "Flere oplevelser samlet i ét maleri". National Gallery of Denmark. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ Monrad, Kasper (2 February 2013). "Grundigt forarbejde". National Gallery of Denmark. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Further reading edit
- Kasper Monrad: "Udsigt gennem tre buer – Dansk-tyske kunstnermøder i Danmark, Tyskland og Italien", in William Gelius and Stig Miss (eds.): Under samme himmel – Land og by i dansk og tysk kunst 1800-1850, Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen 2000
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