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A Group of Danish Artists in Rome

Constantin Hansen1837

SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst

SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst
Copenhagen, Denmark

A group of Danish artists are gathered in a room in Rome. Not, however, to celebrate as was their wont when meeting each other during their sojourns abroad.

A discussion of art

The objective of their assembly is far more serious: They are discussing art. Speaking from the floor, the architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll (1800-1856) relates the experiences of his recent travels in Greece, a country that was unfamiliar territory to most Europeans at the time due to the many years of Turkish occupation. The other artists listen with varying degrees of interest and attention.

Inspired by contemporary reality

Constantin Hansen was very ambitious when painting this picture. He let himself be inspired by Renaissance depictions of artists, transforming them to suit the ideals of his own era. Through the doors we see the greatest source of inspiration for the artists of the time: contemporary reality. Constantin Hansen prepared the painting carefully, painting studies of each participant, and he had his fellow artist Albert Küchler (1803-1886) paint a study of himself.

The artists in the painting

From the left the persons depicted are: the artist himself, Bindesbøll, Martinus Rørbye (1803-1848), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873), Küchler, Ditlev Blunck (1798-1853), and Jørgen Sonne (1801-1890). With its serious atmosphere the painting stands out among the pictures of carefree Italian living that Danish audiences saw so many of at the time.?

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  • Title: A Group of Danish Artists in Rome
  • Creator: Constantin Hansen
  • Creator Lifespan: 1804 Roma - 1880 Frederiksberg
  • Creator Nationality: Danish
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Frederiksberg
  • Creator Birth Place: Roma
  • Date Created: 1837
  • Værktekst: En gruppe danske kunstnere har fundet sammen på et værelse i Rom. Men det er ikke for at feste, sådan som det ellers ofte var tilfældet, når kunstnerne mødtes på deres udenlandsrejser. Et møde om kunst Formålet med deres møde er langt alvorligere: De taler om kunst. Midt på gulvet ligger arkitekten Gottlieb Bindesbøll (1800-1856), som fortæller om sin nylige rejse til Grækenland (som på grund af den mangeårige tyrkiske besættelse var et ukendt land for datidens vesteuropæere). De øvrige kunstnere lytter mere eller mindre interesseret til hans beretning. Samtidens virkelighed som inspiration Constantin Hansen var meget ambitiøs, da han malede sit billede. Han har ladet sig inspirere af renæssancens kunstnerskildringer og har omformet forbillederne til sin egen tids idealer. Gennem døren ses den store inspirationskilde for datidens kunstnere: samtidens virkelighed. Constantin Hansen forberedte maleriet omhyggeligt: Han udførte malede studier af hver enkelt af selskabets deltagere, og han fik sin kunstnerkammerat Albert Küchler (1803-1886) til at male en studie af ham selv. Kunstnerne på maleriet Fra venstre ses maleren selv, Bindesbøll, Martinus Rørbye (1803-1848),Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873), Küchler, Ditlev Blunck (1798-1853) og Jørgen Sonne (1801-1890). Med sin alvorlige tone adskiller maleriet sig fra de mange sorgløse skildringer af livet i Italien, som datidens publikum blev præsenteret for hjemme i Danmark.
  • Teknik: Olie på lærred
  • Proveniens: Testamentarisk gave fra Biskop P. Madsen og hustru 1913
  • Provenance: Acquired 1913
  • Physical Dimensions: w74 x h62 cm (Without frame)
  • Dansk link: http://www.smk.dk/index.php?id=1184
  • Dansk Titel: Et selskab af danske kunstnere i Rom
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Statens Museum for Kunst, http://www.smk.dk/en/copyright/creative-commons/
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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