Ejnar Nielsen

Deceased Person

1872 – 1956

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Who was Ejnar Nielsen?

Ejnar Nielsen was a Danish painter and illustrator, who was a central proponent of Symbolist painting in Danish art. He is also known for his large mosaic on Stærekassen, an extension to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1920 to 1930 and received the Academy's Eckersberg Medal in 1908 and its Thorvaldsen Medal in 1913.

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Born
Jul 9, 1872
Denmark
Died
Jul 21, 1956

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on July 23, 2013

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