Kristian Zahrtmann
(1843–1917) dansk målare
Kristian Zahrtmann (1843–1917) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Kristian Zahrtmann belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Kristian Zahrtmann was born in Rønne and died in Frederiksberg. Kristian Zahrtmann trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. The teachers included Hans Harder, Wenzel Tornøe, and Christian Hetsch. Kristian Zahrtmann worked in Copenhagen. The students included Johannes Larsen, Fritz Syberg, Peter Hansen, and Svend Hammershøi.
The best-known works include ‘Leonora Christina in Prison’, ‘The Death of Queen Sophie Amalie’, ‘Students leave to defend Copenhagen in 1658’, and ‘Job and His Friends’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 58 works by Kristian Zahrtmann with free images. The dated works span the years 1866–1916. Works by Kristian Zahrtmann are held by several collections, among them Statens Museum for Kunst, Bornholms Kunstmuseum, Hirschsprungs museum, and Imago Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hugo Salmson, Marguerite Roosenboom, Adrien Moreau, Karl Gussow, and Knut Ekwall.