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[edit]

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[edit]

Year  | Image  | Title  | Location  | Sculptor  | Date  | Source

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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"  | Ørstedsparken | 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[edit]

* Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Albertina". Gyldendal. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
2. ^ a b "Legatet Albertina" (PDF). Carlsberg Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

## External links[edit]

* PDF about the foundation's history (in Danish)