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Joakim Skovgaard
Joakim Skovgaard

Joakim Skovgaard

Danish, 1856 - 1933
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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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Adam Naming the Animals

Adam Naming the Animals (1870 - 1933)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Religion
Ulver og Vænelil

Ulver og Vænelil (1898)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Mythology
To kvinder klipper får. Studie

To kvinder klipper får. Studie (1877)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Figurative
Bondedreng og syende bondepige. Studie

Bondedreng og syende bondepige. Studie (1878)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Figurative
Tisvilde Strand. Gråvejr

Tisvilde Strand. Gråvejr (1896 - 1897)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
Sommerlandskab

Sommerlandskab (1876 - 1877)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
Paradismuren

Paradismuren (1890 - 1891)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
En hyrdedreng med sine får ved Cività d’Antino

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
Ejsing Kirke

Ejsing Kirke (1900)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
Efterårsdag ved Lirifloden

Efterårsdag ved Lirifloden (1883 - 1884)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Landscape
Marked i Sora

Marked i Sora (1892 - 1893)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Figurative
Kunstnerens hustru med to børn

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

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Still Life
Tegning Efter Gips Af Antik Ynglingetorso

Tegning Efter Gips Af Antik Ynglingetorso (1869 - 1873)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Still Life
Sketch For Dragespringvandet (The Dragon Fountain)

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Still Life
Forarbejde Til Vase Dekoreret Med Plastisk Udformet Slange Og Svampe

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Still Life
Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Søndre korsarms-hvælvning

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Abstract
Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Midterhvælvingen

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Abstract
Udkast til freskerne i Viborg Domkirke. Korhvælvingen

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Abstract
Studie efter pompejansk gulv

Studie efter pompejansk gulv (1931)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Abstract
Kristus i Bethania

Kristus i Bethania (1855 - 1933)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Religion
Adam drawing up Thistle

Adam drawing up Thistle (1903)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Religion
Christ in the Realm of the Dead

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

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Religion
Den store nadver

Den store nadver (1900 - 1901)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Religion
Tegning Efter Gips. En Fod

Tegning Efter Gips. En Fod (1869 - 1874)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Still Life
Studie af hoved

Studie af hoved (1901 - 1902)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Drawings
Modelstudie; knælende kvinde i profil m.h.

Modelstudie; knælende kvinde i profil m.h. (1899 - 1903)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Drawings
Studie efter attisk gravrelief

Studie efter attisk gravrelief (1879 - 1889)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Drawings
To figurstudier. Øverst en siddende kvinde som iagttager et barn ved en dør; nederst en kvinde med et banr ved klaveret

To figurstudier. Øverst en siddende kvinde som iagttager et barn ved en dør; nederst en kvinde med et banr ved klaveret (1923)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Drawings
Tre studier af siddende, skægget mand. Saul

Tre studier af siddende, skægget mand. Saul (1919 - 1920)

Joakim Skovgaard (Danish, 1856 - 1933)
Drawings
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