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The Most Famous Artworks of Statens Museum for Kunst

The 60 most celebrated works of the Statens Museum for Kunst museum, ranked by renown across 9,100 works in the catalog.

A note on the ranking: "fame" here is a measure of renown, not of merit — synthesised from how widely a work is cited and held. It leans toward the Western canon and the best-digitised collections. Read it as a popular index, not a verdict.

  1. Prospekt af hovedgården Lykkesholm på Fyn. Vinter
    Prospekt af hovedgården Lykkesholm på Fyn. Vinter F.M.E. Fabritius de Tengnagel · 1834
  2. Interior of a Catholic Church
    Interior of a Catholic Church Gerard Houckgeest · 1638
  3. Study of a Nude
    Study of a Nude Paul Gauguin · 1890
  4. Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson
    Bella and Hanna. The Eldest Daughters of M. L. Nathanson Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1820
  5. The Wounded Philoctetes
    The Wounded Philoctetes Nicolai Abildgaard · 1775
  6. A Group of Danish Artists in Rome
    A Group of Danish Artists in Rome Constantin Hansen · 1837
  7. The Painter in the Village
    The Painter in the Village Laurits Andersen Ring · 1899
  8. The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri
    The Dancing Glade at Sorgenfri Jens Juel · 1800
  9. The View from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis
    The View from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis Martinus Rørbye · 1844
  10. Still Life with Fish
    Still Life with Fish Carl Bloch · 1890
  11. In a Roman Osteria
    In a Roman Osteria Carl Bloch · 1866
  12. Fur marked
    Fur marked Hans Smidth · 1890
  13. The Prison of Copenhagen
    The Prison of Copenhagen Martinus Rørbye · 1831
  14. Familien Waagepetersen
    Familien Waagepetersen Wilhelm Bendz · 1830
  15. A Bog with Peat Cutters. Høsterkøb, North Zealand
    A Bog with Peat Cutters. Høsterkøb, North Zealand Fritz Petzholdt · 1828
  16. Familien Nathanson
    Familien Nathanson Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1818
  17. Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
    Christ as the Suffering Redeemer Andrea Mantegna · 1494
  18. The Castle Ruin at Tharandt
    The Castle Ruin at Tharandt Johan Christian Dahl · 1819
  19. View of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand.
    View of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand. Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1833
  20. Whitewashing the Old House
    Whitewashing the Old House Laurits Andersen Ring · 1908
  21. Visiting Grandfather
    Visiting Grandfather Julius Exner · 1853
  22. A View towards the Swedish Coast from the Ramparts of Kronborg Castle
    A View towards the Swedish Coast from the Ramparts of Kronborg Castle Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1829
  23. Landscape with a Stile. The Isle of Møn
    Landscape with a Stile. The Isle of Møn Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1810
  24. A Child Visiting his Grandparents on a Sunday
    A Child Visiting his Grandparents on a Sunday Laurits Andersen Ring · 1900
  25. Plucking the Geese
    Plucking the Geese Anna Ancher · 1904
  26. A Jutland Sheperd on the Moors
    A Jutland Sheperd on the Moors Frederik Vermehren · 1855
  27. Renbjærg Tileworks by Flensburg Fiord
    Renbjærg Tileworks by Flensburg Fiord Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1830
  28. A Danish Coast. View from Kitnæs on Roskilde Fjord. Zealand
    A Danish Coast. View from Kitnæs on Roskilde Fjord. Zealand Johan Lundbye · 1843
  29. Norwegian Landscape with a Rainbow
    Norwegian Landscape with a Rainbow Johan Christian Dahl · 1821
  30. En barnedåb
    En barnedåb Knud Larsen · 1897
  31. En jagt af kongelige personer
    En jagt af kongelige personer Unknown · 1848
  32. Landskab ved Gyrstinge
    Landskab ved Gyrstinge Louise Ravn-Hansen · 1892
  33. A Beech Wood in May near Iselingen Manor, Zealand
    A Beech Wood in May near Iselingen Manor, Zealand P. C. Skovgaard · 1857
  34. Kitchen Interior with a Girl Reading
    Kitchen Interior with a Girl Reading Jens Juel · 1764
  35. Fiskere trækker våd på Skagen Nordstrand
    Fiskere trækker våd på Skagen Nordstrand Carl Neumann · 1870
  36. Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather
    Street Scene in Windy and Rainy Weather Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1846
  37. A Stranger Asking his Way at a Farm on the Moors
    A Stranger Asking his Way at a Farm on the Moors Hans Smidth · 1889
  38. Langebro, Copenhagen, in the Moonlight with Running Figures
    Langebro, Copenhagen, in the Moonlight with Running Figures Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1836
  39. View of the Park of Liselund Manor on the Island of Møn
    View of the Park of Liselund Manor on the Island of Møn Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1809
  40. Garlanding the Statuette of Cupid
    Garlanding the Statuette of Cupid Louis-Léopold Boilly · 1810
  41. Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather
    Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather Martinus Rørbye · 1848
  42. A Young Artist (Ditlev Blunck) Examining a Sketch in a Mirror
    A Young Artist (Ditlev Blunck) Examining a Sketch in a Mirror Wilhelm Bendz · 1826
  43. Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore
    Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore Nicolai Abildgaard · 1792
  44. A Man Smoking His Pipe
    A Man Smoking His Pipe Peter Cramer · 1761
  45. Samson and the Philistines
    Samson and the Philistines Carl Bloch · 1863
  46. Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore
    Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore Nicolai Abildgaard · 1791
  47. Scene outside a Dutch Farm
    Scene outside a Dutch Farm Jan Victors · 1650
  48. Christian II i fængslet på Sønderborg Slot
    Christian II i fængslet på Sønderborg Slot Carl Bloch · 1871
  49. Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe
    Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe Jens Juel · 1500
  50. Promenading on the Ramparts of Copenhagen on the Evening of a Public Holiday in Spring
    Promenading on the Ramparts of Copenhagen on the Evening of a Public Holiday in Spring Andreas Herman Hunæus · 1862
  51. The Decapitation of St John the Baptist
    The Decapitation of St John the Baptist Jacopo Bassano · 1550
  52. Still Life
    Still Life Pieter Claesz · 1636
  53. Gadekæret i Kajerød
    Gadekæret i Kajerød Johan Ulrik Bredsdorff · 1896
  54. A Fishwife
    A Fishwife Carl Bloch · 1875
  55. La Machine de Marly
    La Machine de Marly Alfred Sisley · 1873
  56. Outside the Tavern
    Outside the Tavern Pieter de Hooch
  57. A View through Three of the North-Western Arches of the Third Storey of the Coliseum
    A View through Three of the North-Western Arches of the Third Storey of the Coliseum Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1815
  58. Study for the painting "Noah i arken"
    Study for the painting "Noah i arken" Ditlev Blunck · 1835
  59. View through a Door to Running Figures
    View through a Door to Running Figures Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg · 1845
  60. Mountain Landscape with a River
    Mountain Landscape with a River Joseph Vernet · 1770