Niels Hansen Jacobsen (1861-1941) - Skyggen - The Shadow (1897-1898) - SMK
Niels Hansen Jacobsen's symbolist masterpiece - death as a stealthy and creeping figure.
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Hansen Jacobsen provided the sculpture with the following poem:
"Death, soon it is invisible, hides in the dust of the road, but catches up and reappears when we least expect it, still creeping in our footsteps, impossible to escape."
Niels Hansen Jacobsen (1861-1941) - Skyggen - The Shadow (1897-1898) - SMK
Niels Hansen Jacobsen's symbolist masterpiece - death as a stealthy and creeping figure.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Hansen_Jacobsen
da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Hansen_Jacobsen
Hansen Jacobsen provided the sculpture with the following poem:
"Death, soon it is invisible, hides in the dust of the road, but catches up and reappears when we least expect it, still creeping in our footsteps, impossible to escape."