Beyond the Light

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Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art

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Beyond the Light places artists at the centre of nineteenth-century Denmark's dramatic cultural, political, and philosophical transformation. Featuring 90 works by eminent Danish artists such as Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Vilhelm Hammershøi, the book reveals how art reflected national pride amid economic hardship, political upheaval, and rising European nationalism. Five thematic essays delve into subjects including Denmark’s maritime identity, evolving portraiture, nostalgic landscapes, and the impact of artists’ European travels.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in arts and culture, particularly those fascinated by Danish art history, national identity, and nineteenth-century European history.

Placing artists at the center of nineteenth-century Demark’s dramatic cultural, political, and philosophical transformation, this publication explores their persistent national pride in a time of turmoil

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Placing artists at the centre of nineteenth-century Denmark’s dramatic cultural, political, and philosophical transformation, this publication explores their persistent national pride in a time of turmoil.

Nineteenth-century Danish artists experienced one of the most tumultuous periods in their nation’s history, from the disastrous siege of Copenhagen to the collapse of Denmark’s monarchy and the swelling tide of nationalism that eventually engulfed all of Europe. Bringing together 90 drawings, paintings, and oil sketches by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Christen Købke, Constantin Hansen, Martinus Rørbye, Johan Thomas Lundbye, and Vilhelm Hammershøi, this publication explores the art from the period that was known as the Danish Golden Age but was in fact a time of great economic and political turmoil.

Five thematic essays by leading scholars in Denmark and the United States explore the way Danish artists manifested the pride, traditions, and anxieties of their nation; the sea’s ever-changing role as a marker of Danish identity; the evolving nature of portraiture; nostalgia for the Danish landscape and folk traditions; and the influence on Danish artists of their travels throughout Europe.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781588397331

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Illustration: 161 color illus., including 2 gatefolds

Contributors:

Edited by Freyda Spira
Edited by Stephanie Schrader
Edited by Thomas Lederballe
Contributions by Gry Hedin
Contributions by Karina Lykke Grand

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 228

Collections

Arts & Culture European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Freyda Spira is Robert L. Solley Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Yale University Art Gallery. Stephanie Schrader is curator of drawings at J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Thomas Lederballe is chief curator and senior researcher at the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen.