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An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs

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An ancient burial mound by Raklev on Refsnæs
Danish: En gravhøj fra oldtiden ved Raklev på Refsnæs
ArtistJohan Thomas Lundbye
Year1839 (1839)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions66.7 cm × 88.9 cm (26.3 in × 35.0 in)
LocationThorvaldsens Museum
Websitewww.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/samlingerne/vaerk/B255

An Ancient Burial Mound by Raklev on Refsnæs is a Danish landscape painting by Johan Thomas Lundbye from 1839.[1] The painting is executed in the national romantic tradition, as advocated by Niels Laurits Høyen.

In the foreground is the painting's central motif, a tumulus. The painting uses this very prominent figure, a giant mound that pushes the image background back, to give great depth to the painting.

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  1. ^ Stougaard-Nielsen, Jakob (17 April 2020). "Nordic Nature: From Romantic Nationalism to the Anthropocene". In Lindskog, Annika; Stougaard-Nielsen, Jakob (eds.). Introduction to Nordic Cultures. UCL Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-78735-399-2. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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