Regal Faces. Danish Royal Portraits from King Christian IX to Queen Margrethe II
Since the inauguration in 1863, where distant relatives to the Danish royal family succeeded the childless Frederik VII, the family of Christian IX and Queen Louise have been portrayed by artists both foreign and domestic. These artworks are scattered across countless private and public collections.
Since the inauguration in 1863, where distant relatives to the Danish royal family succeeded the childless Frederik VII, the family of Christian IX and Queen Louise have been portrayed by artists both foreign and domestic. These artworks are scattered across countless private and public collections.
Since the inauguration in 1863, where distant relatives to the Danish royal family succeeded the childless Frederik VII, the family of Christian IX and Queen Louise have been portrayed by artists both foreign and domestic. These artworks are scattered across countless private and public collections.
On occasion of the 200th birthday of Christian IX, KLEart and art historian Thyge Christian Fønss-Lundberg are proud to present a major book about royal portraits of the Glückburg dynasty, from the time of Christian IX to present day – the era of their reign. Featuring large full-page renditions of more than 150 years of royal Danish portrait art, this book conveys many portraits of the era’s Danish monarchs and their closest family – rich with illustrations and analysis of both well known and unknown portraits.
I anledning af 200 året for Kong Christian IX af Danmarks fødsel, udgav KLEart i samarbejde med kunsthistoriker Thyge Christian Fønss-Lundberg en stor kunstbog om kongelige portrætter fra Christian IX's tid til i dag - den periode, hvor det Glücksborgske dynasti har siddet på Danmarks trone. Med store helsides gengivelser af mere end 150 års kongelig dansk portrætkunst, formidler bogen mange velkendte og ligeså mange ukendte portrætter af periodens danske monarker og deres nærmeste familiemedlemmer.
978-87-92750-25-9 | Pris 298 | 39 euro | 2018 | 268 pages