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National Gallery of Denmark (SMK)

Museum (Denmark)
National Gallery of Denmark (SMK)
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SMK presents Danish art to the world and the world’s art to Denmark while taking our point in departure in the museum’s collection of more than 700 years of art. The history of the museum is inextricably bound up with the history of the art collections amassed by Danish monarchs. That is why the story of the museum does not begin with the building in Sølvgade that you are visiting today, but with the diary of the German painter Albrecht Dürer. In 1521 this eminent artist made an entry stating that the king of Denmark, Christian II, had received “the best copies of all my prints.” With this gift the cornerstone of the National Gallery of Denmark was laid down. Together with the king’s collections of paintings and sculptures – also known as The Royal Collection of Paintings – the museum also became home to the Royal Collection of Graphic Art and the Royal Cast Collection. [Source]
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