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View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

1839
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 807
This intimately-scaled picture depicts a soldier and two sailors at the military citadel popularly known as Kastellet, which is situated to the north of Copenhagen’s old city. Rørbye’s teacher, Eckersberg, specialized in maritime subjects, but these figures, with their backs to the viewer and illuminated solely by moonlight, embody a sense of Romantic longing that recalls works by Dahl as well as German artists of the period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight
  • Artist: Martinus Rørbye (Danish, Drammen 1803–1848 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1839
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 9 5/8 in. (28.9 x 24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2007
  • Object Number: 2007.164.7
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Study of a Roman Coachman
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The Oude Waag in Amsterdam Seen from the North-East, Martinus Rørbye Danish, Graphite, gray, blue-gray and brown wash
The Oude Waag in Amsterdam Seen from the North-East
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Men and Women Enjoying a View, Martinus Rørbye Danish, Pen and brown ink, over graphite; framing lines in graphite, by the artist
Men and Women Enjoying a View
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A Bridge over a Canal in Winschoten, Martinus Rørbye Danish, Graphite, brown and gray wash
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