# Albertina Foundation (Denmark)

The Albertina Foundation (Danish: Legatet Albertina) was a philanthropic foundation created by Carl Jacobsen in 1879 with the aim of installing sculpture in the public realm, particularly in the parks, of Copenhagen, Denmark. The artworks include casts of classical Roman and Greek statues and works by contemporary artists. The foundation is named after Bertel Thorvaldsen, who in Italy went by the name of Alberto.

## History

The foundation was established on 19 October 1879. It was administrated by a board consisting of the founder and two other members appointed by the City Council and the Art Academy respectively. From the beginning, there were disagreements on the board as to what artworks to acquire. Jacobsen wanted contemporary French art while Ferdinand Meldahl, who represented the City Council, leaned towards Danish artists. As a compromise, 14 of the 15 sculptures which the foundation acquired during the first ten years of its existence were castings of classical works.
When Carl Jacobsen died in 1914, his oldest son, Holger Jacobsen, took over his seat on the board. Gradually, due to inflation, acquisitions dwindled. The foundation was finally dissolved on 19 November 2002, after 123 years of operations. The last funds were spent on Jørn Larsen's water feature on Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads in front of Thorvaldsens Museum.

## List of statues

| Year | Title | Location | Sculptor | Date | Source |
| 1889 | Dying Gaul | Ørsted Park | Unknown | | Source |
| 1880 | Silenus with the Infant Bacchus | Ørsted Park | Efter Lysippos | 4th century BC | Source |
| 1882 | Jeanne d'Arc at Domrémy Listening to the Heavenly Voice' | Ørsted Park | Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu | 1870 | Source |
| 1886 | Satyr with the Infant Bacchus | Ørsted Park | Unknown | 4th century BC | Source |
| 1886 | Satyr with Crotales | Ørsted Park | Unknown | C. 300 BC | Source |
| 1886 | The Grinder | Ørsted Park | Unknown | C. 250-200 BC | Source |
| 1886 | Apollo Belvedere | Ørsted Park | Efter Leochares | 4th century BC / 1st or 2nd century AD | Source |
| 1886 | Hermes Resting | Ørsted Park | Unknown | | Source |
| 1886 | Discus Thrower | Valby Idtrætspark | Unknown | 5th century BC | Source |
| 1887 | Apollo Sauroctonos ("The Lizard Killer" | Ørstedsparken | Unknown | C. 350 BC | Source |
| 1887 | Resting Satyr | Ørsted Park | Unknown | C. 350 BC | Source |
| 1887 | Boy Satyr Playing the Flute | Ørsted Park | Unknown | 4th century BC | Source |
| 1887 | The Wrestlers | Ørsted Park | Unknown | 3rd century BC | Source |
| 1887 | Neapolitan Fisher Boy | Grønningen | Theobald Stein | 1858-59 | Sporce |
| 1889 | Boy Satyr Imbibing Wine | Ørsted Park | Louis Hasselriis | 1888 | Source |
| 1889 | Lion and Lioness | Jarmers Plads | Auguste Cain | 1878 | Source |
| 1891 | A Neapolitan Fisherman Teaches His Son to Play the Flute | Store Strandstræde | Otto Evens | 1859 | Source |
| 1892 | Tubalcain | Sølvgade | Vilhelm Bissen | 1881 | Source |
| 1897 | The Nile | Søtorvet, Copenhagen | Unknown | 1st century AD | Source |
| 1901 | The Tiber | Søtorvet, Copenhagen | Unknown | | Source |
| 1901 | A Drunken Faun | The Lakes | Anders J. Kolberg | 1857 | Source |
| 1902 | Death and the Mother | St. Peter's Church | Niels Hansen Jacobsen | 1892 | Source |
| 1902 | Absalon | Højbro Plads | Vilhelm Bissen | 1902 | Source |
| 1903 | Twilight Approaching | Østre Anlæg | Aron Jerndahl | 1902 | Source |
| 1910 | Valkyria | Churchillparken | Stephan Sinding | 1908 | Source |
| 1912 | The Descendents of Cain | Lyshøj Allé towardsToftegårds Allé | Paul Landowski | 1906 | Source |
| 1926 | City Boundary Post | Strandvejen and Tuborgvej | Jens Lund | 1925 | Source |
| 1934 | Autumn | Poul Henningsens Plads | Jens Lund | 1932? | Source |
| 1945 | Lying girl | Grønningen | Gerhard Henning: | 1932? | [ |
| 1949 | Death and Resurrection | Vestre Cemetery | Henrik Starcke | 1949 | Source |
| 1951 | Youth | Enghave Park | Einar Utzon-Frank | 1833 | Source |
| 1956 | Cow about to get up | Enghave Park | Mogens Bøggild | 1840 | Source |
| 1960 | Den tingene iboende | Not displayed (originally Thorvaldsen Museum) | Axel Salto | 1856 | [ |
| 1971 | Sea Devil | Valby Park Acidophile Garden | Henry Heerup | 1970 | Source |
| 1979 | Cupulate Fruit | Fiolstræde/Dyrkøb | Jean Arp | 1960 | Source |
| 1988 | Bird with Young | Kildevældsparken | Sonja Ferlov Mancoba | 1935 | Source |
| 1992 | Three shapes | Nikolaj Plads | Bent Sørensen | 1980s | Source |
| 2002 | Pond | Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads | Jørn Larsen | 2002 | Source |