Carl Gustaf Pilo, 1750 - Frederik V in his Anointing Robes - fine art print

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In 1750 the Swedish artist Carl Gustaf Pilo made the painting Frederik V in his Anointing Robes. This artpiece forms part of the Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark)'s digital collection. We are happy to mention that this public domain artwork is being provided with courtesy of National Gallery of Denmark.Creditline of the artwork: . Besides, the alignment is in portrait format and has a side ratio of 9 : 16, which means that the length is 45% shorter than the width. Carl Gustaf Pilo was a painter, whose artistic style can be attributed mainly to Rococo. The Rococo artist lived for a total of 82 years - born in the year 1711 in Nyköping and died in 1793 in Stockholm, Stockholm county, Sweden.

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About the item

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Background information about the artist

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Original information about the work of art from the museum (© - Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) - Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark))

The Swedish artist C.G. Pilo became a court painter in the Danish royal household in 1747, the same year that Frederic 5. was anointed King. Pilo remained court painter until he left Denmark again in 1771.

In 1660 the Danish monarchy went from being an elective monarchy to absolutism, and Danish kings were anointed rather than crowned.

The anointing ceremony During the ceremony, the king’s brow, chest, and right wrist were anointed, and indeed Pilo made reference to these specifics by letting the king’s brow catch the light and letting his right hand be ungloved.

An illustration of the monarch's immortality The objective of the anointing was mainly to illustrate the immortality of the monarch irrespective of the fact that the ritual marked the accession of a new person to discharge the duties. The Crown was to be displayed in all its constancy and immutability. That is why King Frederic 5. is shown in a posture similar to the steps of the minuet, and Pilo presents both the symbols of the Throne and the details of the anointing ceremony.

The setting for all this pomp and circumstance appears to go beyond any specific site: the undulating patterns of the anointing curtain is repeated in the folds of the ermine cloak, which in turn merges with the profusions of clouds and draperies in the background.