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Frederik Kastrud Petersen (9 November 1759 – 22 August 1825) was a Norwegian painter known primarily for his portraits.
Frederik Petersen
Norsk Kunstnerleksikon He received his first art instruction working with his father in
The Petersen Painting Dynasty
@ Terra Buskerud. {{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, Frederik 1759 births 1825 deaths 18th-century Norwegian painters 18th-century male artists 19th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian portrait painters Norwegian landscape painters People from Ringebu Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Norwegian male painters 19th-century Norwegian male artists
Frederik Kastrud Petersen (9 November 1759 – 22 August 1825) was a Norwegian painter known primarily for his portraits.
Biography
Petersen was born atRingebu
is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of VÃ¥lebru (the village is also known as ''Ringebu'').
The municipality i ...
in Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The co ...
, Norway. His father, Peter Kastrud (1732–1799) was a woodcarver and rosemaler from Fåberg
FÃ¥berg is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1964. Now, it is part of Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county. The administrative centre was the village of FÃ¥berg.
History
...
.Øivind Storm Bjerke
Øivind Storm Bjerke (born 11 March 1953) is a Norwegian art historian. He was born in Tønsberg.
From 1984 to 1989 he worked as intendant of the art society Trondhjems Kunstforening and Trondheim Kunstmuseum.
He chaired the organization in ...
Frederik Petersen
Norsk Kunstnerleksikon He received his first art instruction working with his father in
Gudbrandsdalen
Gudbrandsdalen (; en, Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet (formerly Oppland). The valley is oriented in a north-westerly direction from Lillehammer and the lake of Mjøsa, extending towar ...
and Østerdalen
Østerdalen () is a valley and traditional district in Innlandet county, in Eastern Norway. This area typically is described as the large Glåma river valley as well as all its tributary valleys. It includes the municipalities Rendalen, Alvdal, F ...
; learning decorative and figure painting. In 1788, with financial support from Bernt Anker
Bernt Anker (22 November 1746 – 21 April 1805) was a Norwegian merchant, chamberlain and playwright.
He was born in Christiania, the son of Christian Ancher and a brother of Peder Anker and cousin of Carsten Anker. His business included ...
, he was able to go to Copenhagen and study with Jens Juel 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 Dani ...
. After completing his studies, he returned to Norway, although Juel had advised him to travel abroad. He continued to work for his father and Anker, copied works by the Old Masters
In art history, "Old Master" (or "old master")Old Masters De ...
, and often stayed in Christiania (now Oslo).
In 1799, he settled in Tønsberg
Tønsberg , historically Tunsberg, is a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, eastern Norway, located around south-southwest of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near its mouth onto the Skagerrak. The administrative ce ...
where he took citizenship in 1803. In addition to oil paintings, he did much of what would now be called "handicraft
A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...
" work, as the concept of painter-as-artist was not yet established in Norway. His social status must have been high, however, because he was one of the citizens who participated in choosing a local representative to serve in the Norwegian Constituent Assembly
The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian ''Grunnlovsforsamlingen'', also known as ''Riksforsamlingen'') is the name given to the 1814 constitutional assembly at Eidsvoll in Norway, that adopted the Norwegian Constitution and formalised th ...
of 1814.
He moved to Strømsø
Strømsø is a borough of Drammen, Viken, Norway.
Strømsø is located at the southern side of the river Drammenselva. Until about 1600, Stømsø was an island surrounded by the Drammenselva, but was later made landfast. In 1728 Strømsø was gr ...
in 1816 and received citizenship there as a Master Painter in 1821. In addition to his canvases, he did altarpieces at Sør-Fron Church
Sør-Fron Church ( no, Sør-Fron kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hundorp. It is the church for the Sør-Fron parish which is part of the Sø ...
and Sandar Church
Sandar Church (Norwegian: ''Sandar kirke'') is the oldest church in Sandefjord, Norway in Vestfold og Telemark. The church was erected at the ruins of a mediaeval stone church from the 13th century. The current church was built in 1792 in the st ...
in Sandefjord
Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...
. He died during 1825 in Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
.
Personal life
He was married in 1792 to Siri Olsdatter Bierke (1767–1837). Their son, Peter (1794–1858), also became a portrait painter.References
External links
The Petersen Painting Dynasty
@ Terra Buskerud. {{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, Frederik 1759 births 1825 deaths 18th-century Norwegian painters 18th-century male artists 19th-century Norwegian painters Norwegian portrait painters Norwegian landscape painters People from Ringebu Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Norwegian male painters 19th-century Norwegian male artists