Den sidste skjald 1880s

"Den sidste Skjald" (The Last Bard), created in the 1880s by Danish artist Adolph Kittendorff (1820-1902), depicts a solitary figure, likely a bard or poet, seated beneath a large rock formation. The figure is lost in thought, his hand resting on a harp. The somber atmosphere and the figure's pensive expression evoke a sense of melancholy and the passing of a bygone era. The artwork, now housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, is a poignant reminder of the power of art and the enduring legacy of cultural figures like bards.