Apollon 1819 - 1880

Constantin Hansen's "Apollon" (1819-1880) depicts the Greek god of music, poetry, and light, playing a lyre. This oil painting, currently located at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, presents a classically inspired figure study, capturing the idealized beauty of the male form and the grace of music. Hansen, a prominent Danish artist known for his historical and mythological subjects, brings Apollon to life through a realistic rendering of the god's anatomy and the expressive gestures of his hands as he strums the lyre.