Peter Ilsted (1861–1933): The Quietude of Domestic Space Peter Vilhelm Ilsted was born in Sakskøbing, Denmark, on February 14th, 1861. He descended from a wealthy merchant family—a circumstance that afforded him considerable freedom to pursue his artistic inclinations from an early age. His formative years were marked by attendance at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen between 1878 and 1883, where he honed his skills…