#danish constitution

[i12bent]

Herman Vedel (March 1, 1875 - 1948) was a Danish portrait painter who had studied at both the Royal Academy and Zahrtmann’s school. His debut painting at Charlottenborg was picked up by the National Galley (now SMK), and he quickly gained success as a portraitist.

He was inspired by Rembrandt and also worked a lot with chiaroscuro techniques. His best known work is a group portrait of the fathers of the Danish Constitution which hangs in the Danish Parliament, Christiansborg.

Above: The Artist’s Wife, Karen, Viewing a Canvas, 1908 - oil on canvas (Privately owned)

[snigepippi]

The 5th of June: Constitution Day in Denmark.

Often people ask what we do...well, a lot of us just go to work like s normal day, some people have half the day off. There might be flags, if people remember.

There is no great story. We just went from being a monarchy to a parliamentary monarchy quietly as preventive measure, because the wealthy, the nobility and the king didn't want any revolution. So not much to celebrate compared to other days that are defining our culture.