The reading abbot was a very popular painting by danish painter martinus rørbye. Starting in 1836, rørbye made four of these scenes with a young abbot totally engaged in reading a book. Object Type: painting. Date: 1844. Dimensions: height: 40 cm (15.7 in); width: 29 cm (11.4 in). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Unknown. Lucie Ingemann - Kopi af Den læsende abate - 1844
