The Statue of Georg Zoëga is a statue of the Danish archeologist

Georg Zoëga Georg Zoëga ( Jørgen Zoëga; 20 December 1755 – 10 February 1809) was a Denmark, Danish scientist. He was noted for his work as an archaeologist, numismatist and anthropologist. Biography Jørgen Zoëga was born at Daler parish in Tønder M ...

located in the garden of the

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek ("ny" means "new" in Danish; "Glyptotek" comes from the Greek root ''glyphein'', to carve, and ''theke'', storing place), commonly known simply as Glyptoteket, is an art museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. The collection ...

, facing

Tietgensgade Tietgensgade is a street in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It runs from H. C. Andersens Boulevard in the northeast to Kvægtorvgade at the Kødbyen, Meat-Packing District in the southwest, linking Stormgade in the city centre with Ingerslevsgade and ...

, in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. It was created by

Ludvig Brandstrup Ludvig Brandstrup (16 August 1861 – 13 May 1935) was a Danish sculptor. He is remembered above all for his equestrian statue of Christian IX in Esbjerg but was also one of the most competent portraitists of his day. Early life and education B ...

and unveiled in 1911.

Description

The monument consists of a bronze sculpture standing on a granite plinth and measures . Zoëga is depicted sitting on a chair and studying a diminutive version of a Greek statue of a woman which he holds in his left hand. He wear a cape, which, much like a Roman toga, is swept around his raised arm. The oval granite plinth is decorated with bronze

festoon A festoon (from French ''feston'', Italian ''festone'', from a Late Latin ''festo'', originally a festal garland, Latin ''festum'', feast) is a wreath or garland hanging from two points, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicti ...

History

A model of the statue was commissioned by

Carl Jacobsen Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen (2 March 1842 – 11 January 1914) was a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist. Though often preoccupied with his cultural interests, Jacobsen was a shrewd and visionary businessman and initiated the tra ...

in 1908 to mark the 100th anniversary of Zoëga's death the following year. He confirmed the commission in a letter dated 25 October 1908. The mentioned "Carstens statue" is

Theobald Stein Theobald Stein (7 February 1829 – 16 November 1901) was a Danish sculptor. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and served as its director from 1883 to 1886. Among his most well-known works are the Niels Juel statue ...

's statue of Asmus Jacob Carstens on the other side of the building (facing Niels Brocks Gade). The Zoëga statue was cast in bronze in Lauritz Rasmussen's Bronze Foundry. The monument was unveiled in 1911.

Other versions

A figurine in burnt clay from 1909 is owned by the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Inv.no. 1735). Another 32,-cm high figurine in unburnt clay is owned by the

Hirschsprung Collection The Hirschsprung Collection ( Danish: Den Hirschsprungske Samling) is an art museum located on Stockholmsgade in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in a parkland setting in Østre Anlæg, near the Danish National Gallery, and houses a large coll ...

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