Constantin Hansen (b. Rome 1804, d. Frederiksberg 1880)
“Kirken S. Pietro i Citta Segni”. Church of Saint Peter in Segni, Italy. 1836. Signed C. H. Citta Segni. Oil on paper laid on canvas. 25×36 cm.
Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Constantin Hansen, 1901, no. 100. According to Hannover, it was painted during a trip in the summer months of 1836.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “Udstillingen af C. C. Constantin Hansen's malerier”, 1897 no. 46. Here listed under the year 1837.
Provenance: Art historian Just Mathias Thiele (1795–1874). Actor Peter Jerndorff (1842–1926) (1897, 1901).
Segni is an Italian town and comune located in Lazio south-east of Rome. The village is situated on a hilltop in the Lepini Mountains and overlooks the valley of the Sacco River.
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The Danish Golden Age and fine art, 2 December 2024