Danish Golden Age painting — David Jackson
- Date: Tuesday 29 March 2022, 18:00 – 19:00
- Location: Online
- Cost: £10
Art historian Professor David Jackson discusses the role of the visual arts in Denmark during the first half of the 19th century, a period of exceptional creative production.
His talk will focus on the role of painting within the cultural, social and intellectual life of an extraordinary place and time, that plucked from the ruins of the Napoleonic wars a remarkable cultural renaissance.
Alongside such well known writers as Hans Christian Andersen and Søren Kierkegaard, artists such as Christoffer Eckersberg and Christen Købke turned their attention to the people, traditions, and customs of their land, as the nation advanced from absolute monarchy to democratic rule. In the process they captured the vibrancy of an era of innovation and cultural richness.
David Jackson is Professor of Russian and Scandinavian Art Histories in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds.
Danish Golden Age Painting by David Jackson is published by Yale University Press. Ticket holders for this event will receive a code to use online for 30% off the retail price via their website (UK orders only, free P&P).
Booking information
This online event is organised by ARTscapades and will be hosted on Zoom.
Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit museums, galleries and other arts-based organisations and projects. See here for details.
Image
Detail from P.C. Skovgaard, The Cliffs at Møn, 1851. Oil on canvas, 114 × 141 cm. Private collection.