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Olaf Rude

Danish artist (1886-1957)
Person Human Q12329984

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
April 26, 1886
Date of death
June 17, 1957
Place of birth
Rakvere
Place of death
Frederiksberg
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[7]
Occupation
painter
Employer
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[8]
Educated at
Copenhagen Technical College, Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler[9][10]
Award received
Eckersberg Medal, Thorvaldsen Medal, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog[15][16][17][18][19]
Genre
portrait painting[22]
Student of
Holger Grønvold, Kristian Zahrtmann, Johan Rohde[26][27][28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[29]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[36]
Birth name
Carl Olaff Rude[30]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[35]
Family name
Rude (surname)[23]
Given name
Olaf, Carl[24][25]
Has works in the collection
Øregård Museum, Kunstmuseum Brandts, Statens Museum for Kunst[32][33][34]
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[31]
Place of burial
Frederiksberg Old Cemetery[6]
Student
William Rosenberg, Ib Eisner, Evgenij Klenø, Gustav Hansen[11][12][13][14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carl Olaff Rude en Carl Olaf Rude en Olaff Rude en Olaf Rude
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000066888402
VIAF cluster ID
72504279
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2006022951
GND ID
13060061X
Artist-info artist ID
264634
Artists of the World ID
00128446
Artnet artist ID
olaf-rude
AskArt person ID
11066723
Athenaeum person ID
7540
Benezit ID
B00157563
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
151134916
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Olaf_Rude
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
ROlafRude
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
13060061X
DigitaltMuseum ID
021035594206
Europeana entity
agent/base/25930
FAST ID
1636750
FES digital collections entity ID
440131
Freebase ID
/m/051zrzk
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005104869707141
Gravsted.dk ID
olafrude
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Olaf_Rude
IdRef ID
106852485
Invaluable.com person ID
3bhw57g33y
KulturNav-ID
0828331b-1e7a-4d77-808a-d0c998383960
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
880
Lex ID
Olaf_Rude
Libris-URI
rp358rg91cp704s
MutualArt artist ID
B946469BF73C48F8
Open Library ID
OL5483395A
Prabook ID
2111302
RKDartists ID
68761
Runeberg author ID
rudeolaf
SELIBR ID
255759
Trap Danmark ID
Olaf_Rude
Treccani ID
olaf-rude
Union List of Artist Names ID
500021033
Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon
Olaf_Rude
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrTbMJYRkcRmFTCDtBT3
Yale LUX ID
person/289bf748-b0ef-4784-aae4-752d054ce343

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Summary

Olaf Rude was born on April 26, 1886[1], in Rakvere[2]. He died on June 17, 1957[3], in Frederiksberg[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Olaf Rude born?

Olaf Rude's place of birth was Rakvere[2].

Where did Olaf Rude die?

Olaf Rude passed away in Frederiksberg[4].

What did Olaf Rude do for work?

Olaf Rude worked as a painter[5].

Where did Olaf Rude go to school?

Olaf Rude was educated at Copenhagen Technical College[9] and Kunstnernes Frie Studieskoler[10].

What awards did Olaf Rude receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[15], Thorvaldsen Medal[16], Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[17], and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . gravsted.dk. wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 3rd edition. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon → Olaf_Rude
    "Created claim: Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon: Olaf_Rude, batch #292500"
  2. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
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    FES digital collections entity ID → 440131
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