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Joakim Skovgaard

Danish, 1856 - 1933

Joakim Frederik Skovgaard was a Danish painter. He is remembered above all for the frescos which decorate Viborg Cathedral.
Born in Copenhagen, from an early age he was trained in drawing and painting by his father P.C. Skovgaard in the Danish Golden Age tradition and had close contacts with N.F.S. Grundtvig.
He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1871 to 1876 and attended Léon Bonnat's school in Paris in the winter of 1880-81 where he was influenced by the trend towards Realism. In the 1880s, he travelled to Italy and to Greece, where he was accompanied by Kristian Zahrtmann, developing an interest in Symbolism.
From 1885, Skovgaard developed religious motifs in his paintings, as in Kristus fører Røveren ind i Paradis (1890) and Kristus i Dødsriget (1894). His frescos in Viborg Cathedral took him five years to complete (1901-06), even though he had several assistants. In the medieval tradition, the frescos represent the principal Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments. He later redecorated the church ceiling (1912-13). The frescos in Viborg Cathedral are considered to be one of Denmark's major works of art.

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En hyrdedreng med sine får ved Cività d’Antino (1885 - 1886)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Ulver og Vænelil (1898)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Mythology

To kvinder klipper får. Studie (1877)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Figurative

Bondedreng og syende bondepige. Studie (1878)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Figurative

Tisvilde Strand. Gråvejr (1896 - 1897)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Sommerlandskab (1876 - 1877)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Paradismuren (1890 - 1891)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Adam drawing up Thistle (1903)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Religion

Ejsing Kirke (1900)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Efterårsdag ved Lirifloden (1883 - 1884)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Landscape

Marked i Sora (1892 - 1893)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Figurative

Kunstnerens hustru med to børn (1889 - 1890)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Figurative

Tegning Efter Gips. Kopi Efter Antik Skulptur. Ornament Med Løvehoved Og -Fod (1871 - 1872)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Still Life

Adam Naming the Animals (1870 - 1933)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Religion

Tegning Efter Gips. En Fod (1869 - 1874)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Still Life

Den store nadver (1900 - 1901)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Religion

Kristus i Bethania (1855 - 1933)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Religion

Studie efter pompejansk gulv (1931)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Abstract

Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Korhvælvingen (1896 - 1897)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Abstract

Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Midterhvælvingen (1896 - 1897)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Abstract

Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Søndre korsarms-hvælvning (1896 - 1897)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Abstract

Forarbejde Til Vase Dekoreret Med Plastisk Udformet Slange Og Svampe (1888)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Still Life

Christ in the Realm of the Dead (1890 - 1894)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Religion

Sketch For Dragespringvandet (The Dragon Fountain) (1870 - 1909)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Still Life

Tegning Efter Gips Af Antik Ynglingetorso (1869 - 1873)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)

Still Life

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