Johan Christian Dahl
1788–1857 (age 69)
Painter
Biography
Johan Christian Dahl, born in 1788, is celebrated as the father of Norwegian landscape painting, capturing fjords, mountains, and quiet rural scenes with a luminous palette that celebrated the nation’s natural grandeur.
His lifelong dialogue with art brought Norway to the attention of the European public, and his efforts to nurture younger artists helped ensure that the country’s visual culture would continue to flourish around places like Sankt Jacobs cemetery.