During an era marked by military defeat, financial collapse, and national disintegration, 19th-century artists in Denmark intensely studied themselves and their culture to portray a sense of belonging and displacement. Featuring drawings, oil sketches, and paintings, this exhibition is the first to elucidate how Danish artists depicted the extent and limits of their nation.
Organized by the J. Paul Getty Museum and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, in collaboration with SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark
Generous support for the exhibition at the Getty Museum provided by the Getty Patron Program
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Publication
Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art
Freyda Spira, Stephanie Schrader, and Thomas Lederballe
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In the News
The New York Times
The Danish Experience: Art That Marries Real and Ideal
Art critic Holland Cotter calls Beyond the Light “A luminous, move-close exhibition whose paintings and drawings render a volatile world with purity of heart and line.”
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