Ejnar Nielsen
Ejnar Nielsen (9 July 1872 – 21 July 1956) was a
Danish art. He is also known for his large mosaic on Stærekassen, an extension to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1920 to 1930 and received the Academy's Eckersberg Medal in 1908 and its Thorvaldsen Medal in 1913.[1]
Biography
Ejnar Nielsen was born in Copenhagen. He was educated at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts between 1889 and 93 and at Zahrtmann's Painting School from 1895 to 1896.[2]
in 1894 he travelled to
Vejen Kunstmuseum) and Ijobs Bog (træsnit, 1927). From 1932 to 1937, he executed the large mosaic in the ceiling of the arched passage underneath the stage tower of the Stærekassen extension to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. Late in his career he mainly painted flowers and landscapes.[2]
He died at Gentofte and was buried at Bispebjerg Cemetery.
See also
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- Art of Denmark
References
- ^ "Ejnar Nielsen". Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ejnar Nielsen". Den Store Danske. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
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