Background
Kierkegaard was born in Copenhagen and was a cousin of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard was born in Copenhagen and was a cousin of the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
He attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1821 through 1832.
In 1827 he was a student of Johan Ludwig Lund and Heinrich Buntzen. He became a teacher at the Academy and private schools in the years 1833-1861. He exhibited some of his works at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition in 1830-1832, 1834 and 1841.
After that he focused on his teaching and less on his own works.