Year 1839 (1839) Location Thorvaldsens Museum Created 1839 | Medium oil on canvas | |
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Dimensions 66.7 cm × 88.9 cm (26.3 in × 35.0 in) Website www.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/samlingerne/vaerk/B255 | ||
An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæsis a Danish landscape painting by Johan Thomas Lundbye from 1839. The painting is painted in the national romantic tradition, as advocated by Niels Laurits Høyen.
In the foreground of the painting's central motif, a barrow. The painting uses the very prominent figure, a giant mound that pushes the image background back and gives great depth to the painting.
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An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA