ÆRE VÆRE LEONORA (In Honor of Leonora). Kristian Zahrtmann Og Leonora Christina

Denmark 2006. The princess Leonora Christina ( 1621-98 ) is well represented in the history of Denmark for hermarriage to the traitor Corfitz Ulfeldt (1606-64 ) and as a result of a nearly 22 -year imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen Castle. But she inscribes itself also in the country's literary history with prison and autobiography Jammersminde , which earlier this year was elevated to the national canon, and whose title means remembrance of my misery. The work is undoubtedly the most awe-inspiring work of the Danish baroque left , said the culture ministry taste judges order his whole life. He belonged to the young radical artists in the late 1800s. Many of his contemporaries went to Skagen and painted plein air painting and realism , while he was one of the few who threw himself into history painting. The resulting images were a segment of his own interest in the past , and as such , he was an innovator of the history of the genre., Danish, Year2006, Illust. B/W25, Illust. Color42, ISBN 8790597108, Code 6951. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Location of Exhibition: The Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006, Bibl. Cat. of exh. Pages 95, Size 10”x 10 1/2”