A life shaped by the landscape Peder Cappelen Thurmann began his training in 1854 at the Royal Drawing School in Christiania, studying under Joachim Frich. He was born in Halden to a pastor, Carl Fredrik Thurmann, and Ottilia Christine née Ottesen. His path eventually led him away from Norway to the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he remained enrolled from 1856 to 1859. During these years, he learned from Joseph Wintergerst and Hans Fredrik Gude. His travels took him through Munich, Bavaria, and Italy, as well as Austria, Denmark, and Germany. These movements across Europe brought different l…