Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Visiting the Museum:
The ground floor holds special exhibits; the second
floor has collections of Danish and Nordic artists from 1750 to 1900, and
European art from 1300 to 1800; and the Danish and International Art after
1900 is spread between the second and third floors.
Head first to the Danish and Nordic artists section, and pick up the excel-
lent floor plan that suggests a twisting route through the collection. Take the
time to read the descriptions in each room, which put the paintings into histor-
icalcontext.InadditiontoRomanticworksbywell-known,non-Danishartists
(such as the Norwegian J. C. Dahl and the German Caspar David Friedrich),
this is a chance to learn about some very talented Danish painters not well
known outside their native land. Make a point to meet the “Skagen Painters,”
including Anna Ancher, Michael Ancher, Peder Severin Krøyer, and others
(find them in the section called “The Modern Breakthrough I-II”). This group,
withechoesoftheFrenchImpressionists,gatheredinthefishingvillageofSk-
agen on the northern tip of Denmark, surrounded by the sea and strong light,
and painted heroic folk-fishermen themes in the late 1800s. Also worth seek-
ing out are the canvases of Laurits Andersen Ring, who portrayed traditional
peasant scenes with modern style; and Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, who pion-
eered “Vitalism” (celebrating man in nature). Other exhibits are cleverly or-
ganized by theme, such as gender or the body.
