Constantin Hansen (b. Rome 1804, d. Frederiksberg 1880)
“Heimdal lyttende ved Bifrost”. Heimdal listening next to Bifrost. Signed and dated C. H. 61. Oil on canvas. 52×44 cm.
Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Constantin Hansen no. 412, mentioned and reproduced p. 181.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1862 no. 62.
Literature: “Constantin Hansen 1804–1880”, exhibition catalogue 1991, Thorvaldsens Museum and Aarhus Kunstmuseum, reproduced p. 98 and mentioned p. 99 (in Danish): “Heimdall sits with his ”Gjallerhorn“, the sound of which will herald the coming of Ragnarok and wake the gods to meet before the final battle of the world. By Heimdal’s side a sword stands ready for battle. Behind him, the ”Bifrost“ rainbow can be seen, a bridge to the home of the Nordic gods, which Heimdal with his refined hearing – he can hear the grass grow – guards.”
Provenance: Martin Hammerich (1811–1881) commissioned the painting in 1861. Councillor Holger Hammerich (1901).
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Paintings & drawings, 30 May 2017