Kunstens historie i Danmark
Kunstens historie i Danmark is a 1901 art history of Denmark by Karl Madsen, published in Copenhagen by Alfred Jacobsen and held by the Getty Research Institute, written for readers interested in Danish painting. The four plates reproduce Danish paintings in halftone: a standing woman in a long gown against a dark ground, a crowded interior scene with a child and a figure lifting a cord, a domestic interior with two seated women and framed pictures on the wall, and a seated gentleman in a waistcoat beside a table. A designer might take the dark tonal backgrounds, framed compositions and period costume as references for muted, low-key figure work.
