Martinus Rørbye

Martinus Rørbye studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. training under Christian August Lorentzen and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg is recorded. Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Christen Dalsgaard and Jacob Kornerup are recorded as having studied under Martinus Rørbye. the recorded working language is Danish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre, landscape and portrait. The authority associates the name with Danish Golden Age.

Employment is recorded with Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Works named in the authority record are The Prison of Copenhagen, View from the Artist's Window, Entrance to an Inn in the Praestegarden at Hillested, The View from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis, Fishermen from Skagen in the life boat and Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather.

Work by Martinus Rørbye is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Galleries Scotland, Nivaagaard Museum and Statens Museum for Kunst.

Distinctions recorded are Thorvaldsen Medal.