The Golden Age of Danish Painting is the term commonly used to describe the period of creative production between 1800 - ca. 1850. It encompasses the work of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and his students including (but not limited to) Wilhelm Bendz, Christen Købke, Martinus Rørbye, Constantin Hansen Christen Købke and Wilhelm Marstrand as well the sculpture of Bertel Thorvaldsen. 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (January 2, 1783-July 22, 1853) was a Danish painter. ... Wilhelm Ferdinand Bendz (March 20, 1804 - November 14, 1832) was one of the main participants of the so-called Golden Age of Danish Painting. ... Frederiksborg Slot ved Aftenbelysning (Frederiksborg Palace in the Light of Evening).(1835) Christen Schiellerup Købke (May 26, 1810-February 7, 1848), Danish painter, was born in Copenhagen to Peter Berendt Købke, a baker, and his wife Cecilie Margrete. ... Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye, (May 19, 1803-March 29, 1848), Danish genre painter, was born in Drammen, Norway to Danish parents Ferdinand Henrik Rørbye and wife Frederikke Eleonore Catherine de Stockfleth. ... A company of Danish artists in Rome, 1837 Hvilende Model, 1839 Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (November 3, 1804-1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was born in Rome, the son of portrait painter Hans Hansen. ... Frederiksborg Slot ved Aftenbelysning (Frederiksborg Palace in the Light of Evening).(1835) Christen Schiellerup Købke (May 26, 1810-February 7, 1848), Danish painter, was born in Copenhagen to Peter Berendt Købke, a baker, and his wife Cecilie Margrete. ... Wilhelm Marstrand - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bertel Thorvaldsen, portrait by Karl Begas, c. ...

During this period there was a general increase in Danish art, i.e. art produced by Danes who were trained in Denmark, and who took inspiration in their own country's thematic material. Non-visual artists associated with this period include writers Adam Oehlenschläger, Bernhard Severin Ingemann and Hans Christian Andersen, and ballet master and choreographer August Bournonville. The writing of Søren Kierkegaard and Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig is also often thought of when discussing this period. Statue of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger in Frederiksberg Gardens (Copenhagen) Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger* (November 14, 1779 - January 20, 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. ... Bernhard Severin Ingemann (born May 28, 1789 in Thorkildstrup, Falster, Denmark; died February 24, 1862 in Sorø) was a Danish novelist and poet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker. ... Choreography (literally dance-writing, also known as dance composition), is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ... August Bournonville (August 21, 1805–November 30, 1879) was a ballet master and French ballet master, Antoine Bournonville, who had settled in Denmark. ... Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (IPA:  ; 5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855) was a 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian, generally recognized as the first existentialist philosopher. ...

External links

• Guide to the Danish Golden Age