{"product_id":"ps-kroyer-royal-danish-academy-meeting-1897","title":"A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy, P.S. Krøyer, 1897","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy\u003c\/strong\u003e by P.S. Krøyer is a monumental group portrait of Denmark’s scientific community at the end of the 19th century. Completed in 1897, the painting brings 49 scholars together in one of the largest and most ambitious works of Krøyer’s career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this historical Danish art print stands out\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepicts 49 members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor Japetus Steenstrup addresses the assembled scholars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes leading Danish scientists from numerous academic disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed interior scene with strong historical and scientific associations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in the USA on premium 200 gsm matte paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced using FSC-certified paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in five sizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade when ordered to reduce unnecessary production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypical US delivery: 2–5 business days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame is not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA portrait of Danish science\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKrøyer began work on the painting in 1896 and completed it the following year. The scene depicts a meeting of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in Prinsens Palæ, now home to the National Museum of Denmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Academy’s oldest member, zoologist Japetus Steenstrup, stands near the centre with chalk in his hand and one finger raised. Around him sit prominent Danish scholars from fields including medicine, astronomy, linguistics, chemistry and history. Among them are physiologist Christian Bohr, botanist Eugenius Warming, chemist Johan Kjeldahl and brewer and scientist Emil Christian Hansen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKrøyer arranged the many individual portraits around the speaker while preserving the feeling of a meeting in progress. Papers, books, chairs and subdued interior colours support the serious atmosphere without drawing attention away from the faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Carlsberg Foundation commissioned the painting, which measures more than five metres across. It now hangs in the Foundation’s building in Copenhagen, where the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters has been based since 1899.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The meeting symbolises community and unity in science, despite the members’ very different academic backgrounds.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lex.dk\/videnskabsteori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLex, Denmark’s National Encyclopedia\u003c\/a\u003e (translated from Danish).\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hyggebyscandinavia.com\/en-us\/collections\/denmark\"\u003eDanish art prints\u003c\/a\u003e, or compare this scholarly gathering with Krøyer’s lively \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hyggebyscandinavia.com\/en-us\/products\/ps-kroyer-hip-hip-hurrah-skagen-1888\"\u003eHip, Hip, Hurrah! Artists’ Party at Skagen\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eArtwork facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeder Severin Krøyer (1851–1909)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDanish title\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEt møde i Videnskabernes Selskab\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1896–1897\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCompletion year\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1897\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOriginal medium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eOriginal dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e266.7 × 519.4 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDepicted speaker\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProfessor Japetus Steenstrup\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eNumber of depicted scholars\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e49\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eDepicted location\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinsens Palæ, Copenhagen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCommissioned by\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Carlsberg Foundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eCurrent location\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ePrint production\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrinted in the USA when ordered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the painting depict?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt shows 49 members of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters attending a meeting in Copenhagen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is speaking in the painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central speaker is zoologist and professor Japetus Steenstrup, who was the Academy’s oldest member at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWas the painting created in 1896 or 1897?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKrøyer began the project in 1896 and completed the finished painting in 1897.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the original painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original hangs in the Carlsberg Foundation’s building on H.C. Andersens Boulevard in Copenhagen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs the frame included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The poster is supplied unframed, allowing you to choose a frame that suits your interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the poster printed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is printed in the USA and made when ordered. 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