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Johan Christian Dahl

1788 - 1857

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Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (24 February 1788 – 14 October 1857), often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Danish-Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting. He is often described as "the father of Norwegian landscape painting" and is regarded as the first Norwegian painter to reach a level of artistic accomplishment comparable to that attained by the greatest European artists of his day. He was also the first to acquire genuine fame and cultural renown abroad. As one critic has put it, "J.C. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Christian Dahl has received more than 256,187 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Johan Christian Dahl is the 446th most popular painter (down from 357th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Norway (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Norwegian Painter.

Johan Christian Dahl is most famous for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 446 out of 2,023. Before him are Françoise Gilot, Christian Krohg, Michael Ancher, Jan Lievens, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, and Louise Moillon. After him are Fede Galizia, Henryk Siemiradzki, Konrad Witz, Pompeo Batoni, Bernardo Daddi, and Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 18. Before him are Étienne Cabet, Rama III, Antoine César Becquerel, Robert Peel, Ranavalona I, and Catherine Pavlovna of Russia. After him are Mikhail Lazarev, Leopold Gmelin, David d'Angers, Friedrich Rückert, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes. Among people deceased in 1857, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 16. Before him are Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Francis Beaufort, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, and Louis Jacques Thénard. After him are Mangal Pandey, Josef Ressel, Alcide d'Orbigny, Marquis de Custine, George Cayley, and Théodolinde de Beauharnais.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 64 out of 1,039. Before him are Einar Gerhardsen (1897), Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen (1930), Harald Greycloak (935), Arne Garborg (1851), Alexander Kielland (1849), and Christian Krohg (1852). After him are Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841), Eric II of Norway (1268), Magnus IV of Norway (1115), Finn E. Kydland (1943), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812), and Frits Thaulow (1847).

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Among PAINTERS In Norway

Among painters born in Norway, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 5. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Oda Krohg (1860), and Christian Krohg (1852). After him are Frits Thaulow (1847), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Hans Gude (1825), Harriet Backer (1845), Erik Werenskiold (1855), and Martinus Rørbye (1803).

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