Early Life, Family and Training Christen Brun was born on 30 May 1828 in Bergen, Norway, into a family of established standing. He was the son of Johan Lyder Brun and Karen Claudine Ulrikke Brun. His upbringing in Bergen provided the foundation for a life dedicated to the visual arts, though his path would eventually lead him far from the Norwegian coast. His formal instruction began in 1845 when he became a student of the landscape painter Hans Leganger Reusch. This early exposure to the natural world was followed by a shift toward the human form. In 1847, he moved to Christiania to study…