Copenhagen - State Museum of Art

(Local Name: Statens Museum for Kunst) In the southern part of Copenhagen's Østre Anlæg stands the State Museum of Art (Statens Museum for Kunst), built in 1891-6. It consists of a main building with rooms for paintings and sculpture and an engraving department, as well as an annex for special exhibitions. In the painting collection can be seen works representative of European art from the 13th. to the 18thcentury. In the Italian department are some important works by Titian, Tintoretto and others; the Dutch and Flemish schools are represented by Rubens and Rembrandt. The German collection includes work by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his successors. The museum also owns a collection of Danish Biedermeier painting as well as numerous works from the early part of the 20th century. Eighteenth century Danish artists include Nicolai A. Abildgaard and Jens Juel, while the Golden Age of the early 19th century is represented by C. W. Eckersberg and his pupils. Also worthy of note is a private collection of works by French painters, including Braque and Picasso, which has been donated to the museum. The Engraving Collection, which has been removed from the Royal Library, contains some 100,000 items.