A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864).

Like the seventeenth century in Holland, the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the nineteenth century was an important period in which painting grew and flourished. Despite the gap of almost 200 years the Dutch masters were a source of inspiration fo

Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a national school of art that matched the artistic centres of France, Germany and Britain. The range of outstanding works created by Nicolai Abildgaard, Jens Juel, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Købke, P. S. Krøyer and Vilhelm Hammershøi reflect and refract the great stylistic tendencies of European art of the 19th century, including Classicism, Romanticism, Impressionism and Symbolism. Illustrated with over two hundred key works of art drawn from the leading Danish collections, this is the only book available in English that surveys Danish painting across the 19th century. Written by a major scholar in the field, and featuring all the icons of the Danish Golden Age, this is an essential addition to all art libraries.

Vilhelm Hammershoi was a leading Danish painter of his generation. In this illustrated book - winner of the Amelienborg Prize in its Danish version - the author examines the life and work of Hammershoi.

One of the most important and influential painters of the 19th century, Eckersberg (1783 - 1853) was a prominent figure in the so-called Golden Age of Danish Art. A painter of great diversity, his art spans many genres, from Romanticism and Neoclassicism to Naturalism and Realism. Eckersberg was also a pioneer of the art of plein air painting. This book offers an in-depth examination of Eckersberg's works, identifying their dualistic nature, as the painter strove for a true representation of reality while aiming to impose structure and order to the world around him. Generously illustrated, the book features works from every period of the painter's career while authoritative essays address Eckersberg's approach to nature and the human body, the storytelling aspect of his work and his paintings' reception by audiences throughout Europe and America.0Exhibition: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark (8.10.2015-24.1.2016) / Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany (11.2.-15.5.2016).

Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this volume presents full-page, color reproductions (each accompanied by a biography and commentary) of 105 early 19th-century paintings by 17 Danish artists--landscapes, marines, portraits, scenes of everyday life, and figure studies--clearly linked to the mainstream of Northern Romanticism. 9.25x12.25" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Ce catalogue, qui accompagne une grande exposition au Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada, présente une vaste sélection d'oeuvres d'art français et danois du XIXe siècle et du début du XXe siècle conservées au prestigieux musée Ordrupgaard près de Copenhague. La collection Ordrupgaard, constituée essentiellement entre 1892 et 1931 par le magnat de l'assurance Wilhelm Hansen (18686-1936), offre un spectaculaire panorama de la peinture française, d'Eugène Delacroix à Paul Cézanne, ainsi que de magnifiques exemples de l'âge d'or danois. Entièrement illustré, cet ouvrage permet de découvrir les pièces phares de la collection à travers un essai de Paul Lang, directeur adjoint et conservateur en chef du Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada. Il contient en outre de remarquables ensembles d'oeuvres qui reflètent différentes étapes de la carrière de peintres tels que Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Camille Pissaro, Claude Monter, Alfred Sisley, Paul Gauguin, C. W. Eckersberg et Vilhelm Hammershoi. Si la publication met à l'honneur les impressionnistes français et les peintres danois, d'autres mouvements artistiques français du XIXe siècle -souvent antagonistes- dont l'Ecole de Barbizon et le réalisme, y sont également bien représentés.