Description of the attraction
The State Museum of Art, or as it is also called, the Danish National Gallery, is located near Nyhavn opposite the royal residence of Christiansborg. The gallery is based on an excellent collection of paintings by King Christian IV. The curator of the Chamber of Arts Gerhard Morel advised King Frederick V to build an art gallery building.
The building that houses the museum was built in 1889-96. The Italian Renaissance building was designed by two renowned Danish architects Dalerup and Möller. In 1998, a new wing of the building was built at the Museum of Art, the architects of the building were Anna Maria Indri and Mads Möller. The completed building is located in the park behind the old museum building. The old and new buildings are connected by a covered glass gallery.
The museum has a splendid collection of sculptures and paintings dating back to the 17th century. Today there are about 9000 sculptures, 3000 drawings, 9000 paintings, many sketches, engravings, ranging from ancient times and the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Of particular interest is the painting "Christ the Redeemer" by the wonderful Italian artist Andrea Mantegna. In the National Gallery you can see paintings by many famous masters such as Cranach the Younger, Titian, Tintoretto, Rubens, Rembrandt, Picasso, Matisse, Modigliani, Michelangelo, Durer, Bruegel the Elder and Bruegel the Younger. The museum's magnificent works of art are of immense cultural and historical value.
