Talk:A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Wis2fan in topic Identification of individuals
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A Meeting in the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters is a monumental 1897 oil-on-canvas group portrait by Peder Severin Krøyer, depicting the membership of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters during one of its meetings in the Prince's Mansion in Copenhagen. Commissioned by the Carlsberg Foundation, the painting measures 266.7 by 519.4 centimetres (105.0 in × 204.5 in), and hangs in the Academy's building in central Copenhagen.

Painting credit: Peder Severin Krøyer

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Is there a site where the names of the people depicted is related to their places in the painting? I have seen that done for other paintings on Wikipedia, I.e. the painting in the Capitol rotunda. Wis2fan (talk) 04:14, 28 November 2021 (UTC)Reply