List of Famous people named Laurits

Similar names: Lauritz. Here are some famous Lauritses:

Laurits Tuxen

First Name Laurits

Born on December 9, 1853

Died on November 21, 1927 (aged 73)

Born in Kingdom of Denmark, Denmark, Capital Region of Denmark

Laurits Tuxen was a Danish painter and sculptor specialising in figure painting. He was also associated with the Skagen Painters. He was the first head of Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler, an art school established in the 1880s to provide an alternative to the education offered by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

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Laurits Andersen Ring

First Name Laurits

Born on August 15, 1854

Died on September 10, 1933 (aged 79)

Born in Kingdom of Denmark

Laurits Andersen Ring was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism and social realism in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture, his painting Summer Day by Roskilde Fjord was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon.

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