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Grisaille allegory of draped figures with books and a globe in a library, painted in sepia and ochre tones.

The Foundation of the Royal Library

Nicolai Abildgaard, 1781-1784

Painting of an elderly man with a pipe greeting children in a rustic room with hens and an open door to the sea.

Visiting Grandfather

Julius Exner, 1853

Painting of a windy fjord with a woman in a dark cloak at the shore, wooded banks and a small sailboat on the water.

By Præstø Fjord in Wind

Carlo Dalgas, 1847

Painting of a forest clearing with tall oaks, a pond, grazing cattle and sheep, and clouds over a pale blue sky.

A Forrest near Hellebæk in the North of Zealand. Afternoon.

Hermann Carmiencke, 1835

Harvest landscape with a hay cart, sheep, trees, and a distant sea with sailboats under a cloudy sky.

A Funen Landscape at Harvest Time with Wedellsborghoved in the Background

Dankvart Dreyer, 1846

Grisaille lunette allegory: a seated woman holds scales while two men work with a balance and a barrel of measures.

Standardization of Weights and Measures in 1683

Nicolai Abildgaard, 1784

Costumed performers on a wooden booth stage, a trumpeter on the roof above, and a reclining woman in the foreground.

A Group of Tightrope Walkers just before a Performance

Julius Friedlænder, 1840-1841

Painting of a Norwegian valley with jagged snowy peaks, a dirt road, a wooden gate and boulders under clouds.

Part of Romsdalen with Romsdalshorn and the Viking Peaks in Norway

A.W. Boesen, 1842-1845

Winter courtyard painting of a red brick building with a round tower, snowy ground, frosted trees, and a man beside a dachshu

The Manor of Krabbesholm in Jutland

Christen Dalsgaard, 1839-1907

Painting of a wrecked sailing ship with a broken mast among rocks in rough sea under a cloudy sky with gulls.

After the Storm

Caspar David Friedrich, 1817

Painting of a helmeted warrior on horseback flanked by two winged Valkyries with spears under a stormy sky.

Valkyries

Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1871

Husgavle. Frederiksværk. Sommer

Husgavle. Frederiksværk. Sommer

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1904

View from the shore of a lake

View from the shore of a lake

Eleonora Tscherning

Two young oak trees with muted green foliage stand on a grassy hill under a pale, cloudy grey sky.

Unge ege

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1907

Muted grey interior with open paneled doors, a dark closed piano in the back room, and a dark table in the foreground.

Living room. The wing doors stand open to a room behind with a closed piano

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1911

Frontal oil portrait of an elderly man in a white headscarf and yellow shirt against a purple background.

Self-portrait by Lamplight

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1914

Painting of a seated veiled woman in a teal robe on a patterned carpet, with clay jars and a sunset behind her.

An Egyptian Pot Seller at Gizeh

Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, 1876-1878

Painting of rocky cliffs, a small stone building, and fishermen in boats on a calm blue bay at dawn.

A Rocky Coast, Capri. After Sunrise

Christen Købke, 1841-1843

Oil painting of a red brick church with four conical spires on a grassy hill beneath a blue sky, with a dirt path.

Kalundborg Church

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1837

Muted grey painting of a standing nude woman with bowed head beside a draped cloth in a dim interior room.

Standing Female Nude

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1909-1910

Nude Female Model

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1884

Muted painting of an old palace facade with arched doorways, a stone bridge over dark water, and grey overcast sky.

View of Christiansborg Palace. Late Autumn

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1890-1892

Four nude women stand in a row against a pale wall, one seen from behind, with a crescent above one head.

Artemis

Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1893-1894

Oil study of a calm lake with a wooden jetty, tall pole, trees on the right, and a pale pink evening sky.

View from Dosseringen near the Sortedam Lake Looking Towards Nørrebro. Study

Christen Købke, 1836-1840

Painting of a Jutland shepherd standing on heath with a dog and grazing sheep under a blue sky.

A Jutland Sheperd on the Moors

Frederik Vermehren, 1855

Oil painting of men gathered at a table in an interior, with a classical statue at left and kneeling figures in front.

Homage to Benjamin Franklin

Christian August Lorentzen, 1790-1799

Interior of a church with a clergyman in black at an arched doorway, a woman holding an infant, and women in traditional caps

A Woman's Solemn Churching after Childbirth

Christen Dalsgaard, 1860

Seated man in black satin with white lace collar beside a table with books, red drapery and a stone column behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas de Keyser, 1631

Elderly bearded bard seated by a harp beneath a dolmen, head resting on hand, with a distant sea under evening sky.

Den sidste skjald

J.L. Lund, 1837

Painting of a garden gateway with Doric columns, classical statues and cypress trees beside a sunlit path.

View of the Garden of the Villa Borghese in Rome

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1814

Painting of a horse herd on a village road beside a yellow inn, with a bugler in red and onlookers in autumn.

A String of Horses Outside an Inn

Otto Bache, 1878

Painting of a winding stream flowing across pale sand toward breaking waves, rendered in soft blues, ochres and greens.

Mouth of the Stream

Suzette Holten, 1888

Small painted sketch of rooftops, a chimney, a windmill and clouds over a pale sky.

View from a Window in Toldbodvej Looking Towards the Citadel in Copenhagen

Christen Købke, 1831-1834

Painting of a nude young man in a flower-decorated boat with arms outstretched, beside a woman and child, on calm sea.

Youth. From the series: The Four Ages of Man

Ditlev Blunck, 1840-1845

Kneeling robed men and boys pray with candles on a terrace overlooking sunlit mountain valleys.

Bøn om regn. Procession i Apenninerne

Johannes Wilhjelm, 1895

Family group portrait in an interior with children in white dresses, a toddler in orange, and parents at right.

The Nathanson Family

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1818

Oil painting of sheep resting by large standing stones at dusk, with a wide landscape and windmill on the horizon.

Evening Scene with Sheep on a Mound

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Night landscape painting of a full moon over a strait, with horses and figures on a pier and sailing boats at right.

The Crossing over the Little Belt at Snoghøj. Moonrise

Jens Juel, 1787

Fishermen rest on a sandy beach at dusk while a standing man faces the calm sea and a rowboat sits on the shore.

Fishermen at Skagen Beach

P.S. Krøyer, 1883

Painting of a ceremonial golden barge surrounded by gondolas on a busy Venetian lagoon with palaces and a bell tower.

The Bucintoro Festival of Venice

Francesco Guardi, 1780-1793

Painting of a paradise forest with lions, deer, camels, cattle, swans and birds among orange trees beneath a cloudy sky.

Paradise before the Fall of Man

Franz Rösel von Rosenhof, 1690-1695

Painting of a classical courtyard at sunset with a bearded man pointing at a woman in a blue dress while another man watches.

The Slave Davus and the Maid Mysis. From Terence´s Andria.

Nicolai Abildgaard, 1804

Painting of a tree-lined country road with a seated man sketching beside a group of figures, under a blue sky.

A Country Road near Vognserup Manor, Zealand. The Painter J.Th. Lundbye Sketching by the Roadside

P.C. Skovgaard, 1849

Autumn forest path with fallen leaves, a black and white cow in the foreground, and grazing cattle among the trees.

En vej i Dyrehaven. Efterår

Theodor Philipsen, 1889

Painting of two nude men in a forest; one raises a jawbone above the other, who is wounded on the forehead.

Cain Slaying Abel

Paolo de Matteis, 1715-1728

Oil painting of a man in armor and tricorn hat on a rearing dark horse, with a red sash and landscape behind.

Frederik V on Horseback

Carl Gustaf Pilo, 1754

Painting of Saint Sebastian tied to a tree, pierced by arrows, with two grieving women and a helmet at lower left.

Saint Sebastian

Eugenio Cajés, 1615-1620

Painting of a fishing boat with sails battling rough green waves near rocky sea stacks under a stormy sky.

En shetlandsk fiskerbåd i stormfuldt vejr nord for Orkneyøerne

Anton Melbye, 1842

Interior scene of a fisherman pointing through a window to a sailboat at dusk while a woman mends a net.

En fisker viser sin datter en bortsejlende båd

Christen Dalsgaard, 1854

Painting of nude figures struck by arrows in a stormy landscape, with two archers in the clouds above.

Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children

Abraham Bloemaert, 1591

Painted saint in grey friar's habit with halo, pointing to an IHS monogram disc against a gold damask background.

Saint Bernardino of Siena

Miguel Esteve, 1510-1530

Trompe l'oeil letter rack with folded letters, almanac, violin and a green velvet curtain on the right.

Trompe l'oeil of a Letter Rack with Proclamation by Frederik III

Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts, 1672

Oval painting of Moses reacting to an angel beside a burning bush, with a serpent on rocks and a stormy sky.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Nicolas Poussin, 1641

Painting of warships in battle near a rocky cliff, with smoke and boats of soldiers landing on the shore.

A Battle near a Coast between Spaniards and Disembarking Dutchmen

Abraham Willaerts, 1641

Half-length portrait of a balding man in black with a white collar, holding a pocket watch against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Frans Hals, 1655-1660

Nude woman bathing at a basin while two elderly men watch from an arched window, with a dog and golden fountain nearby.

Susanna and the Elders

Jacob Jordaens, 1653

Painting of dead game animals including a fox, hare and ducks beside a shotgun in a forest clearing at dusk.

Skudt vildt

J.L. Jensen, 1846

Night view of a city street with glowing lamps and tall dark buildings under a blue evening sky.

Roslag Street, Stockholm

Karl Nordström, 1893-1897

Two muscular men wrestle on a hillside, one raising a jawbone, with a wide landscape and cloudy sky behind them.

Cain and Abel

Frans Floris, 1531-1570

Dim interior with seated figures in dark clothing waiting, a child standing center, and a wicker basket at lower right.

The Poor: The Waiting Room of Death

Harald Slott-Møller, 1888

Painting of three figures dining at a tavern table with wine, bread and a cat, with other diners behind them.

In a Roman Osteria

Carl Bloch, 1866

Seated elderly woman in black dress in armchair by sunlit window with yellow roses, holding spectacles and a letter.

Portrait of Cecilie Trier, née Melchior

Bertha Wegmann, 1885

Oil painting of a large sailing ship on choppy sea at sunset, with two smaller ships on the horizon under dark clouds.

The Corvette "Galathea" Lying to in order to Send Help to the Brig "St Jean"

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1839

Moses in a red robe raises his staff toward storm clouds above the sea while a crowd of people gathers on rocks.

Moses causes the Red Sea to recede and Pharaoh's army to be flooded

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1815