An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs

An ancient burial mound by Raklev on Refsnæs
Danish: En gravhøj fra oldtiden ved Raklev på Refsnæs
Artist Johan Thomas Lundbye
Year 1839 (1839)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 66.7 cm × 88.9 cm (26.3 in × 35.0 in)
Location Thorvaldsens Museum
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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