[Leica] IMG: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

[Don Dory]

Another successful virtual tour of a museum.

On Fri, Mar 4, 2022, 12:34 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Friday a week ago, I had a few hours free in Copenhagen before I had to
> head to the airport for my flight home. I decided to spend part of this
> time in one of Denmark’s great art institutions, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
> The founder of the Carlsberg brewery, Carl Jacobsen, was an avid art
> collector and he set up the original museum next to the brewery, on the
> outskirts of the centre of Copenhagen, in 1882. In 1888 he donated his
> entire art collection to the Danish state, and a new home for it was built
> right in the centre of the city, 5 minutes walk from City Hall and
> Tivoli—hence the name “Ny” (“new”) Carlsberg Glyptotek. It opened in 1897.
> The original building is still the main building, but several additions
> have been built over the years.
>
> The collection of the museum ranges from Egyptian, Greek and Roman
> antiquities to modern art, with a heavy emphasis on French art, including
> sculpture by Rodin, Impressionist paintings etc. But I went there to see
> two special exhibitions, one of works by French painter Suzanne Valadon
> (1865-1938) who had considerable commercial success during her lifetime but
> had been somewhat neglected in recent decades, something that this
> exhibition was designed to rectify, and it does so very successfully. The
> other exhibition was by Danish sculptor Anne-Marie Carl Nielsen
> (1863-1945), wife of composer Carl Nielsen but a great artist in her own
> right. She too was successful during her life, and several works by her are
> part of the urban landscapes of Denmark, including the statue of King
> Christian IX on horseback on the square behind Christiansborg, home of
> Denmark’s parliament.
>
> So I invite you to look at some magnificent art in a magnificent location:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Visit-to-Ny-Carlsberg-Glyptotek/
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
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