Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight
ArtistJohan Christian Dahl
Year1846
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions95.9 cm × 154 cm (37.8 in × 61 in)
Location
Accession2019.167.2

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight is an oil on canvas painting by Norwegian artist Johan Christian Dahl, from 1846. It depicts the Copenhagen waterfront at night. The painting is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.

Description

A renowned painter of landscapes, Johan Christian Dahl painted a number of harbor landscapes at night. Dahl painted Copenhagen's harbor at night at least twice, first in 1816 and later in 1846. The second painting - significantly larger than the first - depicts Larsens Plads, an important waterfront in Copenhagen.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight". www.metmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2021-05-07.