HANSEN, Constantin
(b. 1804, Roma, d. 1880, Frederiksberg)

A Group of Danish Artists in Rome

1837
Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 cm
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

A group of Danish artists are gathered in a room in Rome. 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.

From the left the persons depicted are: the artist himself, Bindesbøll, Martinus Rørbye (1803-1848), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873), Albert Küchler (1803-1886), Ditlev Blunck (1798-1853), and Jorgen 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.




© Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx.