Díðrikur á Skarvanesi

Díðrikur á Skarvanesi also called Díðrikur í Kárastovu (25 July 1802 – 8 October 1865), was born in Dímun and died in Skarvanes.[1][2][3]

Díðrikur á Skarvanesi
Born(1802-07-25)25 July 1802
Stóra Dímun
Died8 October 1865(1865-10-08) (aged 63)
Skarvanes
NationalityKingdom of Denmark now the Faroe Islands
Known forPainting

Díðrikiur á Skarvanesi was a bird painter. He was self-taught, the only kind of art education he had was when he went on a study tour to Copenhagen in 1828.[1] Only five of his paintings have been preserved. His work is on permanent exhibition at the Listasavn Føroya (Faroe Islands Art Museum).[4] In 2020 one of his images of fanciful "Moon Pigeons" was used on a 20KR Faroe Islands stamp.[5]

Painting of Birds by Díðrikur á Skarvanesi held at Listasavn Føroya

References
  1. "Díðrikur á Skarvanesi page at Faroe Islands Art Museum website" (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  2. "Skarvanesi Díðrikur". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. "Díðrikur á Skarvanesi". De Gruyter. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. "Artists Represented in The Permanent Collection in The Faroe Islands Art Museum". Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  5. "Faroe Islands Stamps: National Gallery Art (SEPAC)". All About Stamps. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.


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