The National Gallery of Denmark ( da, Statens Museum for Kunst, also known as "SMK", literally State Museum for Art) is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of

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. The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches and handles Danish and foreign art dating from the 14th century to the present day.

Collections

The museum's collections constitute almost 9,000 paintings and sculptures, approximately 240,000 works of art on paper as well as more than 2,600 plaster casts of figures from ancient times, the middle-ages and the Renaissance. Most of the older objects come from the Danish royal collection. Approximately 40,000 pieces from the collections are expected to be made available online by 2020.

European Art 1300–1800

The display of European Art 1300–1800 is a comprehensive collection of art over the 500-year period, featuring works by Mantegna,

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Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...

Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...

and

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

. The art is spread over thirteen rooms, and is the oldest art collection in Denmark, with a particular emphasis on

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, French,

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and

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pieces.

Danish and Nordic Art 1750–1900

Danish and Nordic Art 1750-1900 charts Scandinavian art from the beginnings of Danish painting through the ‘

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’ to the birth of

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. It displays over 400 works through 24 galleries. It features work by

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, Eckersberg, Købke,

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, and Hammershøi.

French Art 1900–1930

SMK gained its modern French art collection in 1928 when it was donated by the late collector

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. This collection features some of the museum's most famous pieces from artists such as

Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

Picasso Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and Scenic design, theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th ce ...

, Derain and

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. The collection was first offered to the SMK by Rump in 1923, but was rejected by the director

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, as he did not believe it to be of a high enough quality.

Danish and International Art After 1900

Housed in the museum's 1993 extension, this 20th and 21st century collection is predominantly focused on the most important examples of modern Danish art. A long corridor of paintings looking onto Østre Anlæg park works as a chronological overview of the work from this period, whilst the smaller galleries focus on specific artists or movements.

The Royal Collection of Graphic Art

The Royal Collection of Graphic Art contains more than 240,000 works: copperprints, drawings, etchings, watercolours, lithographic works and other kinds of art on paper, dating from the 15th century to the present day. The beginnings of this collection were made around the time of

Christian II Christian II (1 July 1481 – 25 January 1559) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union who reigned as King of Denmark and Norway, from 1513 until 1523, and Sweden from 1520 until 1521. From 1513 to 1523, he was concurrently Duke ...

. In his diary from 1521 the German painter

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says he has given the King "the best pieces of all my prints". In 1843 the various works, which had so far been the king's private collection, were displayed to the public. It was then moved into the Statens Museum for Kunst when the first building was completed in 1896, along with The Royal Collection of Paintings and The Royal Cast Collection. Although the papers contain a great number of foreign works, Danish art constitutes the main part of the collection. This collection is open to the public through the Print Room, access to which must be booked in advance of arrival.

The Royal Cast Collection

The Royal Cast Collection is held at the West India Warehouse, Toldbodgade 40, between

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and

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in Copenhagen. It consists of over 2,000 naked plaster casts of statues and reliefs from collections, museums, temples, churches, and public places throughout the world, from antiquity to the Renaissance. The Royal Cast Collection is only open for special events. The art was first put on display in 1895 with the intention of edifying visitors about the progression of representations of the human form over time in parallel with growing social, political and aesthetic awareness in the Western world. At the start of the

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the art of antiquity became increasingly unfashionable, associated with an archaic artistic tradition. In 1966, as abstract art became more popular, the Royal Cast Collection was removed to a barn outside Copenhagen for storage and only revived in 1984 when it was removed to the West India Warehouse.

History

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The collections of the Danish National Gallery originate in the Art Chamber ( da, Kunstkammeret) of the Danish

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s. When the German Gerhard Morell became Keeper of

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's Art Chamber about 1750, he suggested that the king create a separate collection of paintings. To ensure that the collection was not inferior to those of other European royal houses and local counts, the king made large-scale purchases of Italian, Netherlandish and German paintings. The collection became particularly well provided with Flemish and Dutch art. The most important purchase during Morell's term as keeper was '' Christ as the Suffering Redeemer'' by

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order ...

. 'Det Kongelige Billedgalleri' (Royal Art Gallery) was housed in

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until 1884 when the castle burnt down. It was not until the opening of the museum in 1896 that the art had a new home. Since then a great variety of purchases have been made. During the 19th century the works were almost exclusively by Danish artists, and for this reason the museum has an unrivalled collection of paintings from the so-called Danish Golden Age. That the country was able to produce pictures of high artistic quality was something new, and a consequence of the establishment of the

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in 1754.

More recently, the collection has been influenced by generous donations and long-term loans. In 1928 Johannes Rump's large collection of early French Modernist paintings was donated to the museum. This was followed by purchases of paintings and sculpture in the French tradition.

Architecture

The original museum building was designed by

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and G.E.W. Møller and built 1889–1896 in a

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revival style. Towards the back of the museum is a large modern extension designed by the architects Anna Maria Indrio and Mads Møller from Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller. The extension was erected in 1998 to house the extensive modern art collection. The two buildings are connected by a glass panelled 'Street of Sculptures' walkway and theatre which stretches the entire length of the museum and looks out onto the Østre Anlæg park. Talks, concerts and installations are all held in this area.

Gallery

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Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (german: Lucas Cranach der Ältere ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is know ...

(1472 – 1553), date unknown, ''Crucifixion (Kreuzigung)'' File:Donato Bramante, Den hellige Christophorus (c. 1490).jpg, ''

Saint Christopher Saint Christopher ( el, Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, ''Ágios Christóphoros'') is veneration, venerated by several Christianity, Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Empire, Roman emperor Deciu ...

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Donato Bramante Donato Bramante ( , , ; 1444 – 11 April 1514), born as Donato di Pascuccio d'Antonio and also known as Bramante Lazzari, was an Italian architect and painter. He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style ...

, 1490 File:Bortførelse på en enhjørning.jpg, ''Abduction on a Unicorn'', by

, 1516 File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Das Urteil des Paris (Statens Museum for Kunst).jpg, '' The Judgement of Paris'',

, 1527 File:Kurfyrst Frederik den Vise (1463-1525) af Sachsen's jagt.jpg, ''The Stag Hunt of the Elector Frederic the Wise of Saxony'', by

, probably after 1529 File:Lucas Cranach the Elder - Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Venus and Cupid, the Honey Thief'', by

, 1530 File:Lucas Cranach d.Ä. - Melancholie (Statens Museum for Kunst).jpg,

, 1532, ''Melancholie'' File:Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder - Statens Museum for Kunst - DSC08170.JPG,

, 1532, ''Portrait of Martin Luther'' File:The Tax Collector and His Wife by Marinus van Reymerswale - Statens Museum for Kunst - DSC08147.JPG, Marinus van Reymerswale, 1540, ''The moneychanger and his wife'' File:Det fede køkken. "Voluptas Carnis".jpg,

Pieter Aertsen Pieter Aertsen (1508 – 2 June 1575), called ''Lange Piet'' ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life ...

, 1565-1575, ''The Fat Kitchen. An Allegory'' File:Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem - The Fall of the Titans - Google Art Project.jpg, Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem, '' The Fall of the Titans'', 1596-1598 File:Apollon og Diana straffer Niobe ved at dræbe hendes børn.jpg, ''Apollon and Diana punishing Niobe by Killing her Children'', by

Abraham Bloemaert Abraham Bloemaert (25 December 1566 – 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker in etching and engraving. He was initially working in the style of the " Haarlem Mannerists", but in the 16th century altered his style in line with the ...

, 1591 File:The Way to Calvary by Peter Brueghel the Younger - Statens Museum for Kunst - DSC08141.JPG, Peter Brueghel the Younger, c.1605, ''The Way to Calvary'' File:Hendrick Goltzius Cadmus Statens Museum for Kunst 1183.jpg,

Hendrick Goltzius Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, (; ; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his ...

, between 1573 and 1617, ''Cadmus slays the dragon'' File:Blomsterbuket i en stenniche.jpg, ''Bouquet of Flowers in a Stone Niche'',

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini Gian Lorenzo (or Gianlorenzo) Bernini (, , ; Italian Giovanni Lorenzo; 7 December 159828 November 1680) was an Italian sculptor and architect. While a major figure in the world of architecture, he was more prominently the leading sculptor of his ...

, 1619 File:Isabel de Borbón, from Statens Museum for Kunst, by Diego Velázquez.jpg,

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...

, c. 1630, ''Isabel de Borbón'' File:Bebudelsen.jpg, ''The Annunciation'', by

Francesco Solimena Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen. Biography Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of ...

(unknown date) File:Johannes Simon Holtzbecher - Cyclamen purpurascens; Cyclamen hederifolium - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Cyclamen purpurascens; Cyclamen hederifolium'', by 1649-1659 File:Den fortabte søn i selskab med kurtisaner.jpg, ''The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots'', by Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (unknown date) File:Gerhard Morell 1765 by Johann Salomon Wahl.jpg, ''Gerhard Morell'', by

Johann Salomon Wahl Johann Salomon Wahl (1689, Chemnitz - 5 December 1765, Copenhagen) was a German artist who became a court painter in Denmark. Biography He trained as a painter between 1705 and 1711 with David Hoyer (1667-1720), the court painter in Leipzig. Afte ...

, 1765 File:Den sårede Filoktet.jpg, '' The Wounded Philoctetes'', by Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard, 1775 File:Amor patriae. Allegori på kærlighed til fædrelandet.jpg, ''Amor patriae. Allegory symbolising patriotism'', by

Carl Frederik Stanley Carl Frederik Stanley (c. 1738 – 9 March 1813) was an England, English-Denmark, Danish sculptor, a leading proponent of early Neoclassical sculpture, Neo-Classicism in Denmark. Early life and education Carl Frederik Stanley was born the son ...

, 1777 File:Det russiske linieskib "Assow" og en fregat til ankers på Helsingør red.jpg, ''The Russian ship of the line 'Assow' and a Frigate at Anchor in the Roads of Elsinore'',

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Southern Jutland region of Denmark. He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Dani ...

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Anna Petersen Anna Sophie Lorenze Petersen (20 February 1845 – 6 October 1910) was a Danish painter. Although she showed some promise as an artist, specifically in genre painting, she struggled to find a place in the male-dominated Danish art world of th ...

, 1884 File:Arrestbygningen ved råd- og domhuset.jpg, ''The Prison of Copenhagen'', by

Martinus Rørbye Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Th ...

, 1831 File:Youth by Ditlev Blunck - Statens Museum for Kunst - DSC08249.JPG, Ditlev Blunck, 1840–45, ''Youth'', from the series ''The Four Ages of Man'' File:Cathrine Jensen, f. Lorenzen, kunstnerens hustru med turban.jpg, ''The Artist's Wife, Catherine Jensen, wearing a turban'',

Christian Albrecht Jensen Christian Albrecht Jensen (26 June 1792 – 13 July 1870) was a Danish portrait painting, portrait painter who was active during the Danish Golden Age, Golden Age of Danish Painting in the first half of the 19th century. Painting more than 400 ...

, c. 1842-1844 File:Bøgeskov i maj. Motiv fra Iselingen.jpg, ''A Beech Wood in May near Iselingen Manor, Zealand'', by Peter Christian Skovgaard, 1857 File:Adam and Eve by Harald Slott-Moller - Statens Museum for Kunst - DSC08287.JPG, Harald Slott-Moller, 1891, ''Adam and Eve'' File:Dansk landskab 1891 by Harald Slott-Møller.jpg, ''Danish Landscape'', by

Harald Slott-Møller Harald Slott-Møller (17 August 1864 – 20 October 1937) was a Danish painter and ceramist. Together with his wife, the painter Agnes Slott-Møller, he was a founding member of Den Frie Udstilling (The Free Exhibition). Early life Born in Cope ...

, 1891 File:Artemis.jpg, ''Artemis'', by

Vilhelm Hammershøi Vilhelm Hammershøi (), often anglicised as Vilhelm Hammershoi (15 May 186413 February 1916), was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, subdued portraits and interiors.Souren Melikian,Hammershoi's decade of brilliance, before banality set ...

, 1893-94 File:Asiatisk Compagnis bygninger, set fra St. Annæ Gade.jpg, ''The Buildings of the Asiatic Company, seen from St. Annæ Street'', by

, 1902 File:Henri Matisse Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt (1906).jpg,

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...

, 1906, ''Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt'' File:Henri Matisse, Le Luxe II, 1907–8, Distemper on canvas; 82 1-2 x 54 3-4 in. (209.5 x 138 cm), Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.jpg,

, 1907–08, ''Le Luxe II'' File:Jean Metzinger, 1911-12, La Femme au Cheval - The Rider.jpg,

Jean Metzinger Jean Dominique Antony Metzinger (; 24 June 1883 – 3 November 1956) was a major 20th-century French painter, theorist, writer, critic and poet, who along with Albert Gleizes wrote the first theoretical work on Cubism. His earliest works, from 1 ...

, 1911-1912, '' La Femme au Cheval (Woman with a horse)'' File:Modigliani alice.jpg,

Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (, ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by a surreal elongation of faces, necks, and ...

, c. 1918, '' Alice'' File:Peter Paul Rubens - The Judgement of Solomon - Google Art Project.jpg, '' The Judgement of Solomon'' (1617)

Peter Paul Rubens Sir Peter Paul Rubens (; ; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium). He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque traditio ...

File:Hendrick Brugghen - Christ Crowned with Thorns (Kristi Tornekroning) - c 1620 - National Gallery of Denmark.jpg, ''Christ Crowned with Thorns'' (1620)

Hendrick ter Brugghen Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen (or Terbrugghen) (1588 – 1 November 1629) was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and religious subjects. He was one of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio – the so-called ''Utrecht Caravaggisti''. Along with Gerrit va ...

File:Carl Bloch - In a Roman Osteria - Google Art Project.jpg, In a Roman Osteria (1866) by

Carl Bloch Carl Heinrich Bloch (23 May 1834 – 22 February 1890) was a Danish artist. Biography He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and studied there at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi'') under Wilhelm Marstrand ...

References

External links

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