| Ingenio et arti | |
|---|---|
Obverse of the medal | |
| Type | Award medal |
| Awarded for | Awarded to artists (musicians, painters, actors and scientists) who have done extremely noteworthy work. |
| Country | |
| Presented by | Frederik X |
| Post-nominals | M.i.&a. |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 31 August 1841 |
| First award | 1 December 1841 |
| Final award | 2021 |
| Total | 167 |
| 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.
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 [update] ) 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]
[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.