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Díðrikur á Skarvanesi also called Díðrikur í Kárastovu (25 July 1802 – 8 October 1865), was born in Dímun and was the first known painter in the 
Faroe Islands
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that art historians know of.
Díðrikiur á Skarvanesi was a bird painter. He was self-taught, the only kind of art education he had was when he went on a study tour to Copenhagen
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in 1828. Only five of his paintings have been preserved. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Listasavn Føroya (Faroe Islands Art Museum).
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1802 births 1865 deaths People from Skúvoy Municipality Faroese painters 19th-century painters {{Faroes-bio-stub