Christen Købke

Christen Købke was only twelve years old when he entered the Copenhagen Academy in 1822. He was first taught by landscape and portrait painter Christian August Lorentzen (1746-1828) and subsequently by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853). The latter rigorously reformed art education at the academy, stressing study after nature and live models. Even after Købke left the academy in 1832, he continued working with Eckersberg, becoming his friend. Eckersberg's involvement with the study of perspective and light strongly influenced Købke's work. Until 1833 Købke lived in the Copenhagen...