The gay hues of Danish Golden Age

Kristian Zahrtmann�s school / Academy / The Hellenics

Kristian Zahrtmann (1843-1917), obviously homosexual, unmarried

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The Hellenics (1894-95) :  born-died    status   Zahrtmann�s school
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Aage Bertelsen (1873-1945) married 1909  travels 1899-00 1891-96 Svend Hammershoej, openly gay (1873-?) unmarried     Z.sc.1892-97
Johannes Ottesen (1875- 1935) married 1907 Z.sc:1895-97 + 99-00
Rasmus Ottesen (?)
Gunnar Sadolin (1874-?)     married 1910 Zahrtmanns scool 1893-95
Erick Struckmann (1875-?) married 1926 Zahrtmanns school 1897
Wilhelm Tetens (1871-?)  unmarried          Zahrtmanns school 1895
Herman Vedel (1875-1948)married1906 Zahrtmanns school 1896-99 
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Zahrtmann�s travels to Civita d�Antino with young male pupils:-

1890 with Henry Hoerup
1891 with Henry Hoerup
1896 with Poul Christiansen , Sigurd Wandel, Larsen Stevns
1897 with Aage Bertilsen, Wilhelm Wettesen & Th. Mogensen
1900 Th. Mogensen & Robert Fibiger
1901 with Gad F. Clement
1902 with Danneskiold Samsoe, Soeren Onsager & Oluf Hartmann
         (Karl Isakson - a Swedish artist)
1903 Aksel Larsen - Danneskiold Samsoe-Robert Fibiger-
         Th. Mogensen
1904 with Soeren Onsager - Gad F. Clement - Peter Hansen
1905 Poul Christiansen - Gad F. Clement - Th. Mogensen - Wilhjelm
- Kristen Holboe and Wold-Torne
1907 Edward Weie and Ejnar Nielsen
1910 Stay in Marina with Carl Mathorne
1911 Stay in Marina di Pisa with Poul Christiansen, later in Civita
d�Antino with Poul Christiansen  - Knud Sinding and Anders
Truelsom, who died during the stay.
1882-1884 with Joachim Skovgaard in Greece and Italy
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In Zahrtmann�s sleepingroom in Casa Cerroni at Civita d�Antino
60-70 Scandinavian Artists painted coats of arms are placed of his
visitors most prominent are W. Bissen sculptor 1836-1913 + wife
Karl Isakson 1878-1922, P.S.Kroyer 1851-1909 painter
Martin Nyrop Architect 1849-1921 with wife
painter Theodor Philipsen 1840-1920 etc.

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