File:Detlev Conrad Blunck - King Christian IV and Chancellor Niels Kaas.jpg
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[edit]Ditlev Blunck: King Christian IV is receiving the keys to the Danish Crown Regalia from the dying Chancellor Niels Kaas ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q572155 |
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Title |
King Christian IV is receiving the keys to the Danish Crown Regalia from the dying Chancellor Niels Kaas |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
Cansleren Niels Kaas, som paa sin Sotteseng giver Christian IV Nøglen til Rigets Klenodier". After the death of Frederik II in 1588, Denmark was ruled by a regency while the Crown Prince Christian (IV) came of age. Legend has it that on his deathbed in 1594, Chancellor Niels Kaas gave Crown Prince Christian the keys to the vaults of Copenhagen Castle, where the Danish Crown Regalia were kept. |
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Date | before 1824, when it was exhibited at Charlottenborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium |
oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 120 cm (47.2 in); width: 88 cm (34.6 in) dimensions QS:P2048,120U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,88U174728 |
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Source/Photographer | Bruun Rasmussen, Cobenhagen, March 10, 2010, lot 452 via ARCADJA auction results |
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