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Exhibition

Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art

Overview Exhibition Objects

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background, Christen Købke Danish, Graphite — The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius in the Background
Christen Købke
1843

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Pen and black ink with brush and brown and gray wash — Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1830

The English Fleet Anchored at the Town of Beykoz, North of Istanbul, Anton Melbye Danish, Graphite and charcoal — The English Fleet Anchored at the Town of Beykoz, North of Istanbul
Anton Melbye
1853

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, Martinus Rørbye Danish, Oil on canvas — View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight
Martinus Rørbye
1839

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite; verso: graphite; framing line in pen and black ink — The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1809

View of Frederiksborg Castle from the Northeast, Johan Christian Dahl Norwegian, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in graphite — View of Frederiksborg Castle from the Northeast
Johan Christian Dahl
1817

Linear Perspective, Applied to the Art of Painting: A Collection of Studies in Perspective, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Eleven etched plates — Linear Perspective, Applied to the Art of Painting: A Collection of Studies in Perspective
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1841

German Landscape with View toward a Broad Valley, Fritz Petzholdt Danish, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — German Landscape with View toward a Broad Valley
Fritz Petzholdt
ca. 1829–30

A Large Oak, Lorenz Frølich Danish, Oil on paper — A Large Oak
Lorenz Frølich
1837

Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen, Constantin Hansen Danish, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen
Constantin Hansen
1858

A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Oil on canvas — A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
ca. 1814–15

Moonlight, Strandgade 30, Vilhelm Hammershøi Danish, Oil on canvas — Moonlight, Strandgade 30
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1900–1906

A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Danish, Graphite, brush and gray wash, framed with graphite and brush and blue watercolor — A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1814–15

View of the Town of Frederiksberg from the West, with Copenhagen on the Horizon, Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm Danish, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite; framing line in pen and black ink, by the artist — View of the Town of Frederiksberg from the West, with Copenhagen on the Horizon
Heinrich Gustav Ferdinand Holm
ca. 1823

A Sunny Street at Tivoli, Thorald Læssøe Danish, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite — A Sunny Street at Tivoli
Thorald Læssøe
1846

Portrait of Vilhelm Hammershøi, Peter Ilsted Danish, Etching — Portrait of Vilhelm Hammershøi
Peter Ilsted
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1900

Slender Trees on a Hill, Vilhelm Hammershøi Danish, Graphite, incised for transfer; verso: made black with graphite, chalk or charcoal — Slender Trees on a Hill
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1896 or later

Transept of Aarhus Cathedral, Christen Købke Danish, Etching — Transept of Aarhus Cathedral
Christen Købke
1831

Maritime and Rural Views, Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn Danish, Etching — Maritime and Rural Views
Peter Vilhelm Carl Kyhn
1847–53

The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen, Adam August Müller Danish, Oil on canvas — The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen
Adam August Müller
1830

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl Norwegian, Oil on canvas — Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight
Johan Christian Dahl
1846