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Coffered ceiling

The coffered ceiling in The Blue Cabinet was gilded following Hereditary Prince Frederik’s assumption of the palace. Nicolai Abildgaard’s ceiling decoration has been recreated on the basis of archaeological studies of the colours.

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Painted flower decoration

The flower decoration below the ceiling in The Blue Cabinet was rediscovered during a study of the architectural history in 1983.

The Blue Chamber

The room was originally furnished for Hereditary Prince Frederik’s wife Hereditary Princess Sophie Frederikke. She died soon after the assumption of the palace, however, and thus had no pleasure from it. The painting on the wall is Abildgaard’s own work. It bears a resemblance to an illustration in James Cook’s book ‘A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean’ and represents dancing women from Tahiti. The Blue Cabinet also has a trompe-l’oeil ceiling.  Next room->

Dance Scene from Tahiti

Painted by Nicolai Abildgaard, who led the renovation of the palace after the royal assumption of it. An almost identical motif is to be found in the English explorer James Cook’s travel journal, “A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean” from 1768-71, which inspired Abildgaard to paint this dance scene. Motifs from the great voyages of discovery were a popular form of decoration at the end of the 18th Century.

Overdoors

Overdoors made during Nicolai Abildgaard’s furnishing of the place around 1800. They underline the room’s classical symmetry and feature motifs from antiquity.

Bust of N.F.S. Grundtvig

A number of busts of Danish cultural personalities whom Queen Caroline Amalie admired are on display in The Gothic Library.

Nicolai Abildgaard

Painter and architect, Nicolai Abildgaard is well-known for many renowned artworks, the most famous of which is The Wounded Philoctetes, painted in Rome.

Women's Order

The Order of St Catharine was a Russian ladies' order, which was instituted in 1714 in honour of Catherine I of Russia. Both Queen Louise and Queen Alexandrine received this order.

Chaiselongue

The chaiselongue from 1864 is made of satin with twisted silk fringes and two large tassels.