About Díðrikur á Skarvanesi
Lived 1802 – 1865 (aged 63). Díðrikur á Skarvanesi was a Danish painter.
Díðrikur á Skarvanesi also called Díðrikur í Kárastovu (25 July 1802 – 8 October 1865), was born in Dímun and died in Skarvanes.
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. In 2020 one of his images of fanciful "Moon Pigeons" was used on a 20KR Faroe Islands stamp.
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Who was Díðrikur á Skarvanesi?
Faroese painter (1802-1865)
When was Díðrikur á Skarvanesi born?
Díðrikur á Skarvanesi was born on 25 July 1802 in Stóra Dímun.
When did Díðrikur á Skarvanesi die?
Díðrikur á Skarvanesi died on 8 October 1865 in Skarvanes.
What was Díðrikur á Skarvanesi's occupation?
Díðrikur á Skarvanesi was a painter.
What nationality was Díðrikur á Skarvanesi?
Díðrikur á Skarvanesi was Danish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Díðrikur á Skarvanesi. https://biography.guide/didrikur-a-skarvanesi/
MLA: "Díðrikur á Skarvanesi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/didrikur-a-skarvanesi/.
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