The Danish painter Christen Købke, best known as the master of light, was born on this day in 1810.

Købke – who began his studies at Royal Danish Academy of Art at the tender age of 12 – belongs to the Golden Age of Danish Paintings and is one of the most celebrated artists of the era.

His paintings have hung in galleries such as the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen and the J Paul Getty Museum in LA.