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Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (3 November 1804 – 29 March 1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was deeply interested in literature and mythology, and inspired by art historian Niels Laurits Høyen, he tried to recreate a national historical painting based on Norse mythology. He painted also many altarpieces and portraits, including the monumental oil painting The Danish Constituent Assembly (Den grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling) between 1861 and 1865.[1]

Constantin Hansen
Constantin Hansen Illustreret Tidende, 4. april 1880
Born	(1804-11-03)3 November 1804 Rome, Italy
Died	29 March 1880(1880-03-29) (aged 75) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Education	Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Known for	Painting
Notable work	A Group of Danish Artists in Rome (1837) The Danish Constituent Assembly (1861-1865)
Movement	Danish Golden Age, Romanticism

Early life

He was born in Rome, the son of portrait painter Hans Hansen. The family soon relocated to Vienna, where Constanze Mozart, the widow of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, became godmother at his christening and he was named after her. Within his first year, the family moved to Copenhagen, where he was raised.[2][3]

Education

He entered the architecture school of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) at 12 years of age, but changed his course of study to painting at the age of 21. He began his training under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg in 1828. He lost both his parents at about this time to typhus, and became the sole supporter of his younger sisters. He took over several commissions that had belonged to his father, including some copies to the Portrait Collection at Frederiksborg Palace and decorative paintings to Christiansborg Palace.

Foreign study

In 1835 he received a two-year stipend to travel abroad, which was followed up by an additional year's stipend. His travels took him through Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Nuremberg and Munich on his way to Italy, where he travelled extensively and stayed longer periods in Rome, Naples and Pompeii. In Italy he met fellow Dane, the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. He travelled with other Danish artists, including Jørgen Roed, Christen Købke and decorative painter Georg Hilker (1807–1875).[4]

The Copenhagen Art Union (Kunstforening) commissioned a painting from Hansen in 1837. He provided them with A Group of Danish Artists in Rome, (Et Selskab af danske Kunstnere i Rom). In addition he painted Italian folk scenes, and studies of Roman antiquities and architecture that reflect Eckersberg's spirit.

After eight years in Italy he finally returned to Denmark, staying briefly in Munich, where he studied the technique of fresco painting, in anticipation of a commission, along with Georg Hilker, to decorate the University of Copenhagen's vestibule on Frue Plads. This work continued from 1844 until 1853. Hansen painted the mythological figures, while Hilker painted the decorations and frameworks.

Marriage

He married Magdalene Barbara Købke in 1846, and they had thirteen children. However, four children died within one year after being born and one of their sons, Hans Christian, was killed at the age of nineteen in a shipwreck.

In 1854 he was named professor at the Academy, but first became member of the Academy in 1864. One of his daughters, Elise Konstantin-Hansen, (1858–1946) became a recognized painter, and another Kristiane Konstantin-Hansen (1848–1925), became a tapestry weaver.[5][6]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Constantin Hansen.

• List of Danish painters

References

Other sources

• KID Kunst Index Danmark ("Art Index Denmark")
• Danish Biographical Encyclopedia ("Dansk biografisk Leksikion")
• Images of the Old Norse Gods
• Wikimedia Commons
• Monrad, Kasper (1993). The Golden Age of Danish Painting. New York: Hudson Hills Press.

На других языках

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[de] Constantin Hansen

Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (* 3. November 1804 in Rom; † 29. März 1880 in Kopenhagen) war ein dänischer Historienmaler.

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- [en] Constantin Hansen

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[es] Constantin Hansen

Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (3 de noviembre de 1804 - 29 de marzo de 1880) fue uno de los pintores asociados a la Edad de Oro de la pintura danesa. Estaba profundamente interesado en la literatura y la mitología, e inspirado por el historiador de arte Niels Lauritz Høyen, intentó recrear una pintura histórica nacional basada en la mitología nórdica. Pintó también muchos retablos y retratos, incluida la histórica Asamblea Constitucional (Den grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling) entre 1861 y 1865.

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[fr] Constantin Hansen

Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (né le 3 novembre 1804 à Rome – mort le 29 mars 1880 à Copenhague) est un peintre d'histoire danois.

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[it] Constantin Hansen

Carl Christian Costantin Hansen (Roma, 1804 – Copenaghen, 1880) è stato uno scultore danese.

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[ru] Хансен, Константин

Карл Кристиан Константин Хансен (дат. Carl Christian Constantin Hansen; 3 ноября 1804 (1804-11-03) — 29 марта 1880) — датский художник. Писал картины в разных жанрах: портреты, историческая живопись, пейзажи.

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