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Christian Frederik Carl Holm (18 February 1804,
Christian Holm
Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon In 1823, he exhibited copies of paintings by Frans Pourbus the Younger, which he had seen at the Rijksmuseum. Two years later, he won a silver medal and was studying with Christian David Gebauer. At first, he wanted to become a battle painter but, owing to a long period of peace, had no opportunity to observe a battle in person. Gebauer then encouraged him to become an animal painter, but he persisted with his plans and presented his interpretations of historical events, such as the Battle of Lützen and the Battle of Colberger Heide. The latter was purchased for the Royal Collection.
In 1829, he was granted money from the "", a fund devoted to supporting the arts and sciences. This was meant to support him for two years but, in 1830, the second half was withheld due to lack of productivity. Nevertheless, he went to Dresden and Munich (apparently at his own expense) and took Gebauer's advice; producing his first serious animal paintings. In 1832, he married Rosalie Petit (1807-1873) and settled in Munich.
It was there that his career took hold; beginning with the sale of a large painting depicting a reindeer hunt to the prominent Jenisch family of Hamburg. He made several visits to Rome, beginning in 1838, and moved his family there in 1845. Shortly after, King Christian VIII ordered several paintings from him; some of which were not exhibited until after his death.
He apparently overworked himself in the hot summer sun and developed a fever. He died several days later, watched over by his wife and his friend,
Christian Holm
from '' Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers'' @ Google Books. * Christian Holm. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker: ''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holm, Christian 1804 births 1846 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters Animal paintings Danish emigrants to Germany Painters from Copenhagen 19th-century Danish male artists
Copenhagen
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– 24 July 1846, Tivoli) was a Danish painter; known primarily for his animal and hunting scenes.
Biography
His father was agoldsmith
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and servicea ...
. As an only son, he was expected to follow his father's profession, but after arriving at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
History
The Royal Dan ...
, decided to become an artist instead. He began by studying engraving with Johan Frederik Clemens
Johan Frederik Clemens (29 November 1749 – 5 November 1831) was a Pomeranian- Danish printmaker in etching.
Early life and education
Clemens was born in Gollnow (now Goleniów) near Stettin (now Szczecin) in Pomerania, to a poor Saxon weaver, J ...
, then did modeling, but eventually settled on being a painter.Hannemarie Ragn JensenChristian Holm
Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon In 1823, he exhibited copies of paintings by Frans Pourbus the Younger, which he had seen at the Rijksmuseum. Two years later, he won a silver medal and was studying with Christian David Gebauer. At first, he wanted to become a battle painter but, owing to a long period of peace, had no opportunity to observe a battle in person. Gebauer then encouraged him to become an animal painter, but he persisted with his plans and presented his interpretations of historical events, such as the Battle of Lützen and the Battle of Colberger Heide. The latter was purchased for the Royal Collection.
In 1829, he was granted money from the "", a fund devoted to supporting the arts and sciences. This was meant to support him for two years but, in 1830, the second half was withheld due to lack of productivity. Nevertheless, he went to Dresden and Munich (apparently at his own expense) and took Gebauer's advice; producing his first serious animal paintings. In 1832, he married Rosalie Petit (1807-1873) and settled in Munich.
It was there that his career took hold; beginning with the sale of a large painting depicting a reindeer hunt to the prominent Jenisch family of Hamburg. He made several visits to Rome, beginning in 1838, and moved his family there in 1845. Shortly after, King Christian VIII ordered several paintings from him; some of which were not exhibited until after his death.
He apparently overworked himself in the hot summer sun and developed a fever. He died several days later, watched over by his wife and his friend, Albert Küchler
Albert Küchler, O.F.M., (2 May 1803 – 16 February 1886) was a Danish painter associated with the Danish Golden Age. He mainly painted genre works and portraits. He was highly esteemed by his contemporaries but is little known today. Lat ...
, a painter who later became a Catholic friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders founded in the twelfth or thirteenth century; the term distinguishes the mendicants' itinerant apostolic character, exercised broadly under the jurisdiction of a superior general, from the ...
. After the burial, his widow Rosalie returned to Copenhagen with their children and took up engraving, which Christian had taught her.
References
Other sources
Christian Holm
from '' Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers'' @ Google Books. * Christian Holm. In: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker: ''
Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart
Thieme-Becker is a German biographical dictionary of artists.
Thieme-Becker
The dictionary was begun under the editorship of Ulrich Thieme (1865–1922) (volumes one to fifteen) and Felix Becker (1864–1928) (volumes one to four). It was complet ...
''. Vol.17, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1924, pg.387.
External links
ArtNet: More works by Holm.
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