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Constantin Hansen

Constantin Hansen (1804 - 1880) was active/lived in Denmark, Italy.  Constantin Hansen is known for History, genre and nude painting, altarpieces and portraits.

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 historical The Constitutional Assembly (Den grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling) between 1861 and 1865.

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

He entered the architecture school of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts* (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) at 12 years of age, but changed his course of study to painting at the age of 21. He beg   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3306 characters.]  Artist bio

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