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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 241,319 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Johan Christian Dahl is the 358th most popular painter (up from 428th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 68th in 2019) and the 3rd 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 358 out of 1,421. Before him are Lovis Corinth, Koloman Moser, Vasily Perov, Ludovico Carracci, David Teniers the Younger, and Max Liebermann. After him are Aleksandra Ekster, Taddeo Gaddi, Palma Vecchio, Gino Severini, Leonora Carrington, and Federico Zuccari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 14. Before him are Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Robert Peel, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. After him are Étienne Cabet, Ranavalona I, Rama III, Antoine César Becquerel, Mikhail Lazarev, and Leopold Gmelin. Among people deceased in 1857, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 14. Before him are Alfred de Musset, Eugène Sue, Francis Beaufort, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, and Pierre-Jean de Béranger. After him are Louis Jacques Thénard, Mangal Pandey, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Josef Ressel, Alcide d'Orbigny, and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 53 out of 927. Before him are Sophus Lie (1842), Hans Egede (1686), Kåre Willoch (1928), Olaf III of Norway (1050), Sverre of Norway (1145), and Haakon V of Norway (1270). After him are Gustav Vigeland (1869), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Gunnbjörn Ulfsson (910), Eric II of Norway (1268), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), and Ivar Giaever (1929).

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Among PAINTERS In Norway

Among painters born in Norway, Johan Christian Dahl ranks 3. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863) and Peder Severin Krøyer (1851). After him are Christian Krohg (1852), Theodor Kittelsen (1857), Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831), Frits Thaulow (1847), Hans Gude (1825), Harriet Backer (1845), Oda Krohg (1860), Martinus Rørbye (1803), and Gerhard Munthe (1849).

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