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| Born | Bengt Nordenberg (1822-04-22)22 April 1822 |
| Died | 18 December 1902(1902-12-18) (aged 80) |
| Education | Royal Swedish Academy of Arts andKunstakademie Düsseldorf |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Düsseldorf school of painting |
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Bengt Nordenberg (April 22, 1822 – December 18, 1902) was aSwedish artist. He belonged to theDüsseldorf school of painting and is best known for hisgenre paintings with everyday life scenes from theDalarna,Skåne andBlekinge areas ofSweden. He moved toDüsseldorf in the 1850s.[1]
Nordenberg was born atJämshög inBlekinge County, Sweden. He was one of nine siblings born to Per Jönsson Nord (1785-1854) and his wife Sissa Bengtsdotter (b. 1792). He grew up in poverty and became an apprentice to a painter inSölvesborg.
In 1843 he fulfilled his wish to come toStockholm and study at theRoyal Swedish Academy of Arts. In the autumn of 1851, he went to theDüsseldorf Academy, where firstTheodor Hildebrandt and then later,Adolph Tidemand became his teachers. In particular, the latter had a big influence on Nordenberg's painting style and subject matter. For some time he worked as an assistant to Tidemand, making reproductions of his paintings. Nordenberg also painted pictures of middle-class and upper-class life, and also religious paintings andaltarpieces. He painted altarpieces in severalSmåland churches, including at Stenbrohult inÄlmhult and Gårdsby inVäxjö.[2]
In 1856, Nordenberg received a travel grant from the Swedish state. He studied with French history painterThomas Couture (1815–1879) for one and a half years, made a short stop in Düsseldorf, and in the autumn of 1858 he went toRome. He returned soon to Düsseldorf, where he settled for life. From 1856 to 1889 he was a member ofMalkasten, an artists' association there. He also gave private lessons to Swedish artists includingPeter Eskilsson (1820-1872), Augusta Jensen (1858-1936) and his nephew Henrik Nordenberg (1857-1928).[3][4][5][6]
In 1855, Nordenberg married Nanny Maria Charlotta Sutthof (1831-1905).
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