Johan Christian Clausen Dahl- Lyshornet i Bergen- 18th century- Norwegian

During the 18th century there was a period called the Romanticism in Norway. The painters were inspired by this period. Johan Christian Clausen Dahl was a Norwegian painter during the 18th century. He was born  february 24th 1788 in Bergen. He is considered the first Norwegian artist who was on a European level within the painting, and as one of the founders of the national romantic art that originated in the beginning of the 1800s.

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