This is a list of Danish painters who were born in or whose creative production is associated with Denmark:
Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the burial site of many Danish notables as well as an important greenspace in the Nørrebro district. Inaugurated in 1760, it was originally a burial site for the poor laid out to relieve the crowded graveyards inside the walled city, but during the Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century it became fashionable and many leading figures of the epoch, such as Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, and Christen Købke are all buried here.
Johan Thomas Lundbye was a Danish painter and graphic artist, known for his animal and landscape paintings. He was inspired by Niels Laurits Høyen's call to develop nationalistic art through depictions of Denmark's characteristic landscapes; the historical buildings and monuments, and the country's simple, rural people. He became one of his generation's national romantic painters, along with P. C. Skovgaard and Lorenz Frølich, to regularly depict the landscape of Zealand.
Events from the year 1939 in Denmark.
Garrison Cemetery is a cemetery in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was inaugurated in 1671 on a site just outside the Eastern City Gate, as a military cemetery complementing the naval Holmens Cemetery which had been inaugurated a few years earlier on a neighbouring site. Later the cemetery was opened to civilian burials as well.
Randers Museum of Art is a Danish art museum in Randers in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. The museum is located in the cultural centre of Kulturhuset in the town centre and displays many of the major works of Danish painters, especially those of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Holberg Medal is an award to a Danish author of fiction or writer on science. It is an appreciation of a literary or scientific work or of the award winner's authorship as a whole. The prize is often awarded on 3 December, the birthday of Ludvig Holberg. The first award was given in 1934 in connection with the 40th anniversary of the Danish association of authors.
Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård is a cemetery in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. It was established in 1734 behind Frederiksberg Church.
Nyhavn 51 is an 18th-century canal house overlooking the Nyhavn canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark.Above the door is a painted stone relief depicting a lamb. The property was formerly known as Lammet and the sign was used for identification in a time when house numbers had still not been introduced. The letters are the initials of the builder Henrich Lambertsen Engel and his wife Karen Nielsdatter Holm. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. It was subject to Schalburgtage during World War II but restored. Notable former residents include the portrait painter Hans Jørgen Hammer, the marine artist Carl Frederik Sørensen and Swedish actress Eva Eklund.
The Danish Constituent Assembly is the name given to the 1848 Constitutional assembly at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen that approved the Danish Constitution and formalized the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy. It consisted of members of which 114 were elected by the people, 38 were appointed by the king and the rest were government ministers.
Ellen Bodil Neergaard née Hartmann was a Danish philanthropist and patron of the arts. She is remembered for her many charitable activities as well as for her life in Fuglsang Manor on the island of Lolland where, together with her husband Rolf Viggo de Neergaard, she hosted every Summer prominent artists and musicians.
A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a monumental 1897 oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by Peder Severin Krøyer, depicting the membership of Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters during one of its meetings in the Prince's Mansion in Copenhagen. The painting was commissioned by the Carlsberg Foundation in conjunction with the construction of its new building on H. C. Andersens Boulevard. Measuring 519.4 cm (204.5 in) wide and 266.7 cm (105.0 in) tall, it is Krøyer's largest painting.
Kompagnistræde 32 is a Neoclassical property situated on Kompagnistræde, between Rådhusstræde and Hestemøllestræde, in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark. Built with three storeys over a walk-out basement by Andreas Hallander in 1799, it was later expanded by one storey in the 1840s. A brewery was operated in a rear wing from its construction until at least the 1860s. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1968. An adjacent warehouse and the rear wings are not part of the heritage listing. The Danish Union of Teachers was headquartered in the building from 1957. The union is now based at nearby Vandkunsten 12 but their old headquarters is still owned by them and let out as office space.
The Gyldendal House, situated at Klareboderne 3, is the current headquarters of the Gyldendal publishing house in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 15-bays-long Baroque style town mansion was constructed by master mason and stucco artist Abraham Stoy in the 1740s. It was acquired by Gyldendal-founder Søren Gyldendal in 1787, and his publishing house has been headquartered in the building since then. A large new rear wing was constructed in the 1870s. The front wing was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918.
The Gerling House is a late 17th-century building complex situated at Strandgade 38 in the Christianshavn district of central Copenhagen, Denmark. It consists of a three-storey, four-bays-wide front wing towards the street and a 13-bays-long two-storey side wing on its rear. The master cooper Peter Richter established a cooper's workshop in the building in the 1830s and the property was after his death owned by his widow until 1880. The building was listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1918. Notable former residents include the naval officer and painter Sophus Schack.
