Mother Denmark

Allegorial representations of Denmark as a woman with antique garments and a coat of arms are first seen in the 18th century.

[1] In 1851, under influence of the Danish victory in the Battle of Isted, Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann created a painting of Mother Denmark in the form of a young woman, with a Dannebrog and Viking jewellery, holding an antique sword, walking through a field.

[1] In the second half of the 20th century, Mother Denmark references grew out of fashion.

[3] A statue of Mother Denmark is also seen in the Danish Emigrants Memorial in Copenhagen.

[4] The sculptor Arne Bang has also created a Mother Denmark sculpture.