Svend Hammershøi

Danish painter and ceramist (1873-1948)
Person human Q5787056
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Svend Hammershøi

Summary

Svend Hammershøi is a human[1]. His place of birth was Frederiksberg[2]. He was born on +1873-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Frederiksberg[4]. He died on +1948-02-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6] and porcelain painter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Svend Hammershøi was born in Frederiksberg[2].
  • Svend Hammershøi died in Frederiksberg[4].
  • Svend Hammershøi was born on +1873-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Svend Hammershøi died on +1948-02-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Svend Hammershøi is buried at Solbjerg Park Cemetery[9].
  • Svend Hammershøi held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[10].
  • Svend Hammershøi worked as a painter[6].
  • Svend Hammershøi's professions included porcelain painter[7].
  • Among Svend Hammershøi's employers was Royal Copenhagen[11].
  • Svend Hammershøi was employed by Bing & Grøndahl[12].
  • Svend Hammershøi was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13].
  • Svend Hammershøi was educated at Zahrtmanns malerskole[14].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Eckersberg Medal[15].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Thorvaldsen Medal[16].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Q12308111[17].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Eckersberg Medal[18].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[19].
  • Svend Hammershøi received the Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[20].
  • Svend Hammershøi's image is recorded as Vilhelm Hammershøi - Portrait of Svend Hammershøi, the Artist´s Brother - KMS6694 - Statens Museum for Kunst.jpg[21].
  • Svend Hammershøi is recorded as male[22].
  • Svend Hammershøi's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Svend Hammershøi's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066748805[24].
  • Svend Hammershøi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312149196252374790236[25].
  • Svend Hammershøi's GND ID is recorded as 11902554X[26].
  • Svend Hammershøi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91105594[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Svend Hammershøi's place of birth was Frederiksberg[2]. He was born on +1873-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13], an art academy[28], in Denmark[29], founded in 1754[30] and Zahrtmanns malerskole[14], a school[31], in Denmark[32], founded in 1880[33]. Studied under Holger Grønvold[34], a painter[35], 1850–1923[36], of Kingdom of Denmark[37], awarded the Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[38]; Kristian Zahrtmann[39], a painter[40], 1843–1917[41], of Kingdom of Denmark[42]; Vilhelm Bissen[43], a sculptor[44], 1836–1913[45], of Kingdom of Denmark[46], specialised in art of sculpture[47]; Thorvald Bindesbøll[48], an architect[49], 1846–1908[50], of Kingdom of Denmark[51]; and Vilhelm Hammershøi[52], a painter[53], 1864–1916[54], of Kingdom of Denmark[55], specialised in visual arts[56].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6] and porcelain painter[7]. Employers include Royal Copenhagen[11], a business[57], in Denmark[58], founded in 1775[59], headquartered in Copenhagen[60] and Bing & Grøndahl[12], a business[61], in Denmark[62], founded in 1853[63], headquartered in Vesterbrogade[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Eckersberg Medal[15], an architecture award[65], in Denmark[66], founded in 1883[67]; Thorvaldsen Medal[16], an art prize[68], in Denmark[69], founded in 1837[70]; Q12308111[17], an art prize[71], in Denmark[72]; Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog[19], a grade of an order[73], in Denmark[74]; and Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog[20], a grade of an order[75], in Denmark[76], founded in 1808[77].

Death and Burial

Svend Hammershøi died on +1948-02-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Frederiksberg[4]. Burial took place at Solbjerg Park Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Svend Hammershøi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Svend Hammershøi born?

Svend Hammershøi was born in Frederiksberg[2].

Where did Svend Hammershøi die?

Svend Hammershøi died in Frederiksberg[4].

What did Svend Hammershøi do for work?

Svend Hammershøi worked as painter[6] and porcelain painter[7].

Where did Svend Hammershøi go to school?

Svend Hammershøi was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[13] and Zahrtmanns malerskole[14].

What awards did Svend Hammershøi receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[15], Thorvaldsen Medal[16], Q12308111[17], and Eckersberg Medal[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [21] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [23] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [39] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [43] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [48] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [52] . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [64] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [66] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [67] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [68] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [69] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [70] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [71] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [72] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [73] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [74] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [75] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [76] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [77] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  31. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  32. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  33. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  34. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  36. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  37. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  38. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  39. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  40. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  41. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  42. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  43. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  44. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  45. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Svend Hammershøi. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/svend-hammersh-i
MLA “Svend Hammershøi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/svend-hammersh-i.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_svend-hammersh-i_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Svend Hammershøi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/svend-hammersh-i}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Svend Hammershøi — https://4ort.xyz/entity/svend-hammersh-i (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/svend-hammersh-i · Last refreshed: