Ingenio et arti

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Ingenio et arti
Medaille Ingenio et Arti aan vijfhoekig lint.gif
Obverse of the medal
TypeAward medal
Awarded forAwarded to artists (musicians, painters, actors and scientists) who have done extremely noteworthy work.
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Presented by Frederik X
Post-nominalsM.i.&a.
StatusCurrently awarded
Established31 August 1841 (1841-08-31)
First awarded1 December 1841 (1841-12-01)
Last awarded2021 (2021)
Total167
Denmark Medal RHkors.png
Ribbon bar of the medal

Ingenio et arti (from Latin: For Science and Art) [1] is a Danish medal awarded to prominent Danish and foreign scientists and artists. [2] The honour, a personal award of the Monarch, was instituted by King Christian VIII in 1841 [3] and could be awarded to women as well as men.

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The Genius of Light by Bertel Thorvaldsen The Genius of Light by Bertel Thorvaldsen.tif
The Genius of Light by Bertel Thorvaldsen

The reverse shows The Genius of Light, engraved after the 1841 plaster relief by Bertel Thorvaldsen. [4]

The medal is awarded irregularly, [1] on average less than twice per year, [3] and was most recently (as of May 2021) awarded to John Neumeier after the première of his ballet Mahler's 3rd Symphony on 19 May 2021 [5] at the Copenhagen Opera House. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Medals". Official site. Danmarks Nationalbank. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Ingenio et Arti". SkibDen.dk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Online medal-database of medals from the Kingdom of Denmark. Self-published.
  4. "The Genius of Light, 1841". Thorvaldsens Museum. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021.
  5. "HM The Queen awards the medal Ingenio et arti to John Neumeier" (Press release). Copenhagen: The Royal House. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Mahler's Third Symphony". Det Kongelige Teater. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. Durholm, Emilie Boe Bierlich. "Bertha Wegmann 1847–1926". Hirschsprung Museum. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. [In 1892 Bertha Wegmann] became one of the first women to receive the Gold Medal of merit Ingenio et Arti. An example of an early female recipient.
  8. Høgel, Sten (2003). "Ulrich, Emilie". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish) (online ed.). Copenhagen: KVINFO. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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