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Constantin Hansen

Early Life and Training Constantin Hansen (1804 – 1880) was born in Rome, Italy, the son of portrait painter Hans Hansen. The family soon relocated to Vienna, where Constanze Mozart, the widow of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, became godmother at his christening and he was named after her. Within his first year, the family moved to Copenhagen, where he was raised. He entered the architecture school of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (*Det Kon

gelige Danske Kunstakademi*) at 12 years of age, but changed his course of study to painting at the age of 21. He began his training under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg in 1828. Following the loss of both parents due to typhus, Hansen became the sole supporter of his younger sisters and took over several commissions, including those for the portrait collection at Frederiksborg Palace and decorative paintings for Christiansborg Palace.…