Martinus Rørbye (b. Drammen 1803, d. Copenhagen 1848)
“Huslig scene i Cervara”. Domestic scene in Cervara. A woman with a distaff and a little girl, tying a bow. Unsigned. Dated Cervara 1836. Oil on paper laid on canvas. 42×30 cm.
Thorvaldsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Martinus Rørbye, 1981, no. 142.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1849 no. 16. Kunstforeningen, “Fortegnelse over M. Rørbyes arbejder”, 1905 no. 229.
Provenance: Martinus Rørbye's widow Rose Frederikke Rørbye, née Schiøtt 1810–1859 (1849).
According to Rørbye’s travel journal, he travels from Subiaco on 24 October 1836 via a beautiful but very uncomfortable road to Cervara, which he describes as “... well known by all painters for the beautiful and peculiar costumes that are found here.” On 3 November 1836, he is relieved to be leaving Cervara again. (The painter Martinus Rørbye’s travel journals 1834–1837, transcript of the original manuscript by Georg Nygaard). In this study two “beautiful and peculiar costumes” from Cervara can be seen.
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Paintings & Drawings, 18 September 2023
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