Author:
Jackson, David, author.
ImprintNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2021.
Imprint2021
Description224 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Note:The golden age as concept -- Art, science, reason and God: Shaping the golden age mind -- When in Rome: Danish artists abroad: Tradition and experimentation -- Art history, criticism and nationalism: Grundtvig, Høyen and Kierkegaard -- Modern times: Danish society in art -- Facing the nation: Portraiture and family life -- Christen Købke: Experimentation and conformity -- Danish landscape and romantic symbolism: Landscape in its nationalistic development -- Re/framing the golden age.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.
Note:A vibrant survey of visual culture in Golden Age Denmark (1801-1864)0 Following the disastrous outcome of the Napoleonic Wars and national bankruptcy, Denmark affected 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.
