Danish Golden Age Painting

A beautiful book exploring art in the Danish Golden Age

Following the disastrous outcome of the Napoleonic Wars and national bankruptcy, Denmark enjoyed a remarkable cultural renaissance, spawning such major talents as Hans Christian Andersen, Soren Kierkegaard and Hans Christian Orsted. The Golden Age, roughly spanning the first half of the nineteenth century, produced defining images of a peaceful and ordered society as the emerging Copenhagen bourgeoisie asserted a taste for portraits, urban scenes and landscapes that embraced their lifestyles. Artists such as Christen Kobke and C.W. Eckersberg turned their attentions to the people, traditions and customs of their land, encapsulating the quintessence of this celebrated period of cultural richness. Danish Golden Age Painting examines the vital role played by the visual arts within the wider context of the era's social, political, intellectual, scientific, artistic and cultural achievements.

Drawing on the best of established and contemporary Danish scholarship, it presents an innovative survey of Danish Golden Age art.

Details

• Author: David Jackson,  professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories at the University of Leeds.
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Date published: August 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-0300249996
• Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 22.5 cm