Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 74 works by Knud Baade in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Knud Baade's most famous painting is Portrait of Johan Tscherning (1829), whose original hangs in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen (1827) and Aage Claudius Schult (1834) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 74 works by Knud Baade in our catalog, the gallery presents the 74 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
A young man emerges from a deep, shadowy void, his presence felt through the soft play of light upon his features. This is Johan Tscherning, captured in a moment of quiet dignity that feels as though it is happening right now. The light, descending from the upper left, brushes against the curve of his cheek and the bridge of his nose, casting gentle, thoughtful shadows that give his face a…
Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen is an oil painting by the Norwegian artist Knud Baade. Created about 1827, the work reflects a significant period in the artist's development. Baade was born in Skjold, Norway, on March 28, 1808, and lived until November 24, 1879.
A man sits in the quiet gravity of 1834. He is Aage Claudius Schult, captured in a bust-length portrait that refuses to look away. The light falls from the upper left, a steady beam that carves the architecture of his face from the surrounding dark. It catches the ridge of a nose and the smooth expanse of a forehead, leaving the rest to the shadows. There is a stillness here,…
This oil on canvas portrait, titled Augusta Antonette Wedøe b. Wergeland, features a young woman as its primary subject. The work was executed by the Norwegian artist Knud Baade around 1838. It presents a bust-length view of the sitter, capturing her from the chest upward against a dark, indeterminate background.
An intimate study of aging, this 1833 portrait captures a man whose face serves as a map of a life lived through labor. The composition focuses on a close-up bust, isolating the subject against a dark, mottled background that offers no distraction from the sitter's presence. Light enters from the upper left, carving out the deep creases and weathered textures of the skin while casting soft shadows beneath the chin.…
In "Men smoking Pipes" by Knud Baade, a quiet moment of camaraderie unfolds within a tightly framed indoor setting. The scene draws the viewer into an intimate space where three men are gathered in repose. On the left, a man stands in profile, his body turned inward toward the group as if caught mid-conversation. In the center, a second man sits upon an ornate, gilded sofa, his gaze meeting the…
There is a profound stillness in the way the moonlight meets the sea in this 1876 oil on canvas. We find ourselves on a rocky shoreline, where the dark, turbulent waves crash against the land with a rhythmic, heavy energy. A solitary figure sits in a small boat, positioned slightly off-center, creating a quiet tension within the vastness of the composition. The sky above is a swirling mass of heavy…
From Sogn1833 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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A Waterfall1833 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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From Kaupanger in Sogn1833 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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The Church at Gaupne in Sogn1834 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1838 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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The Elbe by Moonlight1838 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Shipwreck1839 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Shipwreck1839 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Dresden i måneskinn1837 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Coastal Landscape1839 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape from Sogn1832 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of a Birch Tree1833 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of Rocks1837 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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The Church at Ullensvang in Hardanger1835 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1837 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study over Landscape1838 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1838 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1839 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Dresden at Sunset1838 · Nationalmuseum
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Cloud Study1838
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The Island of Træna in Nordland1838
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Hestmanden1834
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Winter1834 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape with Dead Trees1846 · Museum Stavanger
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Landscape, copy after unknown master1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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View of Dresden with the Augustbrücke1844 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Shipwreck1844 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of Clouds in Moonlight1848 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Nigardsbreen i Justedalen1846 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Clouds in Moonlight1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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The Elbe in Sunset1844 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Evening Sky over Dresden1844 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Winter Evening in Dresden1845 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study over Poplars1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Studies1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape Study1843 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Bird Mountain, Hestmandø1844 · Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
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Landscape in Moonlight1852 · Museum Stavanger
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Mountain Farm in Switzerland1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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From Switzerland1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Kystlandskap i måneskinn1851 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Study of Trees in the Alps1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Landscape in Sunset1852 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1853 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Cloud Study1850 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Scene from the Era of Norwegian Sagas1850 · Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
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Vessel by Moonlight1853 · Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
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Moonlight on the Coast of Norway1857 · Nationalmuseum
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Beach Scene1870 · Museum Stavanger
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The Ship "Fortuna"1870 · National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
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Moonlight1869 · Bergen Kunstmuseum
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Moonlight over a rocky coast1868
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Kystlandskap i måneskinn1868 · Museum Stavanger
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Moonlight1872 · Trondheim Kunstmuseum
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Storm on the Norwegian Coast1846 · Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
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Alpine Landscape, Humans on Mountain Path1853 · Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum
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Moonlight by the Coast of NorwayMuseum Stavanger
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Storm Night
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 6 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Knud Baade | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design |
Oslo | 52 | Portrait of Johan Tscherning, Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen, Portrait of an old Farmer |
 Museum Stavanger |
6 | Future, Landscape with Dead Trees, Landscape in Moonlight | |
 Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum |
Tromsø | 5 | Bird Mountain, Hestmandø, Scene from the Era of Norwegian Sagas, Vessel by Moonlight |
 Nationalmuseum |
Stockholm | 2 | Dresden at Sunset, Moonlight on the Coast of Norway |
 Bergen Kunstmuseum |
Bergen | 1 | Moonlight |
 Trondheim Kunstmuseum |
Trondheim | 1 | Moonlight |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
A young man emerges from a deep, shadowy void, his presence felt through the soft play of light upon his features. This is Johan Tscherning, captured in a moment of quiet dignity that feels as though it is happening right now. The light, descending from the upper left, brushes against the curve of his cheek and the bridge of his nose, casting gentle, thoughtful shadows that give his face a…
A man sits in the quiet gravity of 1834. He is Aage Claudius Schult, captured in a bust-length portrait that refuses to look away. The light falls from the upper left, a steady beam that carves the architecture of his face from the surrounding dark. It catches the ridge of a nose and the smooth expanse of a forehead, leaving the rest to the shadows. There is a stillness here,…
In "Men smoking Pipes" by Knud Baade, a quiet moment of camaraderie unfolds within a tightly framed indoor setting. The scene draws the viewer into an intimate space where three men are gathered in repose. On the left, a man stands in profile, his body turned inward toward the group as if caught mid-conversation. In the center, a second man sits upon an ornate, gilded sofa, his gaze meeting the…
There is a profound stillness in the way the moonlight meets the sea in this 1876 oil on canvas. We find ourselves on a rocky shoreline, where the dark, turbulent waves crash against the land with a rhythmic, heavy energy. A solitary figure sits in a small boat, positioned slightly off-center, creating a quiet tension within the vastness of the composition. The sky above is a swirling mass of heavy…
Portrait of Johan Tscherning (1829), National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo. Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen (1827) and Aage Claudius Schult (1834) come next.
21 years old: Portrait of Johan Tscherning dates from 1829, and Knud Baade was born in 1808.
Portrait of Johan Tscherning, Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen, Aage Claudius Schult, Augusta Antonette Wedøe b. Wergeland, Portrait of an old Farmer, Men smoking Pipes, Moonlight on the Norwegian Coast, Future, Urnes Stave Church in Sogn and Borgund Stave Church in Lærdal. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 74 works by Knud Baade, dated from 1827 to 1876.
Mostly in National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo), Museum Stavanger and Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum (Tromsø). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1830s: 29 of the 74 works on this page were made then, Aage Claudius Schult among them.
On this page, the earliest is Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen (1827) and the latest Moonlight on the Norwegian Coast (1876).
Man (4) and Portrait (3), across the 74 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 4 of the 74 works on this page.
Portrait of Johan Tscherning, Scene from the Academy in Copenhagen and Portrait of an old Farmer: the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo holds 52 of the works on this page.
