Albertina Foundation (Denmark)

The Albertina Foundation (Danish: Legatet Albertina) was a philanthropic foundation created by Carl Jacobsen in 1879 with the aim of installing sculpture in the public realm, particularly in the parks, of Copenhagen, Denmark. The artworks include both casts of classical Roman and Greek statues and works by contemporary artists. The foundation is named after Bertel Thorvaldsen, who in Italy went by the name of Alberto.[1]

History

The foundation was established on 19 October 1879. It was administrated by a board consisting of the founder and two other members appointed by the City Council and the Art Academy respectively. From the beginning, there were disagreements on the board as to what artworks to acquire. Jacobsen wanted contemporary French art while Ferdinand Meldahl, who represented the City Council, leaned towards Danish artists. As a compromise, 14 of the 15 sculptures which the foundation acquired during the first ten years of its existence were castings of classical works.[2]

When Carl Jacobsen died in 1914, his oldest son, Holger Jacobsen, took over his seat on the board. Gradually, due to inflation, acquisitions dwindled. The foundation was finally dissolved on 19 November 2002, after 123 years of operations. The last funds were spent on Jørn Larsen's water feature on Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads in front of Thorvaldsens Museum.[2]

List of statues
Year Image Title Location Sculptor Date Source
1889 Dying Gaul Ørsted Park Unknown Source
1880 Silenus with the Infant Bacchus Ørsted Park Efter Lysippos 4th century BC Source
1882 Jeanne d'Arc at Domrémy Listening to the Heavenly Voice' Ørsted Park Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu 1870 Source
1886 Satyr with the Infant Bacchus Ørsted Park Unknown 4th century BC Source
Satyr with Crotales Ørsted Park Unknown C. 300 BC Source
The Grinder Ørsted Park Unknown C. 250-200 BC Source
Apollo Belvedere Ørsted Park Efter Leochares 4th century BC / 1st or 2nd century AD Source
Hermes Resting Ørsted Park Unknown Source
Discus Thrower Valby Idtrætspark Unknown 5th century BC Source
1887 Apollo Sauroctonos ("The Lizard Killer" Ørstedparken Unknown C. 350 BC Source
Resting Satyr Ørsted Park Unknown C. 350 BC Source
Boy Satyr Playing the Flute Ørsted Park Unknown 4th century BC Source
The Wrestlers Ørsted Park Unknown 3rd century BC Source
Neapolitan Fisher Boy Grønningen Theobald Stein 1858-59 Sporce
1889 Boy Satyr Imbibing Wine Ørsted Park Louis Hasselriis 1888 Source
Lion and Lioness Jarmers Plads Auguste Cain 1878 Source
1891 A Neapolitan Fisherman Teaches His Son to Play the Flute Store Strandstræde Otto Evens 1859 Source
1892 Tubalcain Sølvgade Vilhelm Bissen 1881 Source
1897 The Nile Søtorvet, Copenhagen Unknown 1st century AD Source
1901 The Tiber Søtorvet, Copenhagen Unknown Source
A Drunken Faun The Lakes Anders J. Kolberg 1857 Source
1902 Death and the Mother St. Peter's Church Niels Hansen Jacobsen 1892 Source
1902 Absalon Højbro Plads Vilhelm Bissen 1902 Source
1903 Twilight Approaching Østre Anlæg Aron Jerndahl 1902 Source
1910 Valkyria Churchillparken Stephan Sinding 1908 Source
1912 The Descendents of Cain Lyshøj Allé towardsToftegårds Allé Paul Landowski 1906 Source
1926 City Boundary Post Strandvejen and Tuborgvej Jens Lund 1925 Source
1934 Autumn Poul Henningsens Plads Jens Lund 1932? Source
1945 Lying girl Grønningen Gerhard Henning: 1932? [
1949 Death and Resurrection Vestre Cemetery Henrik Starcke 1949 Source
1951 Youth Enghave Park Einar Utzon-Frank 1833 Source
1956 Cow about to get up Enghave Park Mogens Bøggild 1840 Source
1960 Den tingene iboende Not displayed (originally Thorvaldsen Museum) Axel Salto 1856 [
1971 Sea Devil Valby Park Acidophile Garden Henry Heerup 1970 Source
1979 Cupulate Fruit Fiolstræde/Dyrkøb Jean Arp 1960 Source
1988 Bird with Young Kildevældsparken Sonja Ferlov Mancoba 1935 Source
1992 Three shapes Nikolaj Plads Bent Sørensen 1980s Source
2002 Pond Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads Jørn Larsen 2002 Source

See also

References
  1. "Albertina". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
  2. "Legatet Albertina" (PDF). Carlsberg Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  • PDF about the foundation's history (in Danish)
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