Complex sentence: Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard), (4 April 1817-13 April 1875), Danish national romantic landscape painter, was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth.
Split into simpler sentences: Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (known as P.C. Skovgaard; 4 April 1817-13 April 1875) was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. Skovgaard was born near Ringsted to farmer Tham Masmann Skovgaard and his wife Cathrine Elisabeth.