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Roed, Jørgen
(b Ringsted, 13 Jan 1808; d Copenhagen, 9 Aug 1888). Danish painter. He studied at the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi (at that time the Kongelige Danske Akademi for de Skjønne Kunster), Copenhagen, from 1822 to 1833, from 1828 under C. W. Eckersberg. His early portraits provide evidence of the purity of line and clear and subtle colouring that characterize his work. Like many contemporary artists he depicted well-known buildings in Denmark, encouraged by the art historian N. L. Høyen, who was eager to see Danish art assume a distinctively national character. His series of exteriors of Frederiksborg Castle and the cathedrals of Roskilde and Ribe date from the mid-1830s. Interior of Ribe Cathedral (1836; Copenhagen, Hirschsprungske Saml.) is an important work painted in the manner of a 17th-century Dutch church interior. It is remarkable for the light and subtle tints and reflections. Although it appears to be a meticulous and realistic rendering of the building, the painting may be an antiquarian’s projection of the interior of the cathedral restored to its former medieval glory. With Scene of Departure at the Custom-house (1834; priv. col., Denmark) he engaged in genre painting. A young man takes leave of his parents before embarking on a voyage. His sweetheart turns her back to conceal her tears, while others busy themselves in the moments before the ship’s departure. The painting is in the Biedermeier style, but, far from being sentimental, the scene is endowed with a strangely melancholy atmosphere, due in part to the fog and steam.
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