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o fte f o re s tille r sig , a t m u s e e ts s tifte r h a r le v e t i
r u m m e n e , s o m d e se r u d i d a g . V e d e n r e s ta u r e
r in g , f o r e ta g e t u n d e r N a tio n a lm u s e e ts le d e lse o m
k r in g 1 960, a fd æ k k e d e s d e n o p r in d e lig e v æ g u d
s m y k n in g i e t p a r a f r u m m e n e i s tu e e ta g e n . D e t
r ig e s te a f d isse d a n n e r m e g e t n a tu r lig t r a m m e n
o m s a m tid ig e d a n s k e e m p ir e m ø b le r o g m a le r
k u n s t fra p e r io d e n (F ig . 4).
V e d d ir e k tø r A n d r é L e th ’s a fg a n g v il D a v id s
S a m lin g m is te e n le d e r m e d e n u d p r æ g e t æ s te tis k
sa n s o g e n s to r k u n s t- o g k u ltu r h is to r is k in d s ig t.
E n le d e r s o m h a r f o r m å e t a t o p b y g g e e t d e jlig t
m u s e u m s a m tid ig m e d , a t h a n til fu ld e h a r le v e t
o p til s tifte re n s in te n tio n e r .
D e 3 0 g e n s ta n d e , s o m sk a l o m ta le s p å d e fø lg e n d e
s id e r, sk a l ik k e b e tra g te s s o m » M e s te r v æ r k e r fra
D a v id s S a m lin g « . D e e r u d v a lg t d e ls fo r a t g iv e e t
in d tr y k a f b r e d d e n i m u s e e ts in d s a m lin g s o m r å d e
o g d e ls fo r a t a n ty d e d e fe lte r, s o m s æ rlig h a r h a ft
A n d r é L e th ’s b e v å g e n h e d i d e 24 år, h a n h a r v æ re t
d i r e k tø r fo r D a v id s S a m lin g .
D e le d s a g e n d e te k s te r m å b e tr a g te s s o m a p p e
titv æ k k e r e u d e n y d e r lig e r e p r æ te n tio n e r , o g m a n
v il d e r fo r fo rg æ v e s le d e e fte r n o te r o g litte r a tu r
h e n v is n in g e r. A lle m å l e r a n g iv e t i c e n tim e te r.
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covered in a couple of the rooms on the ground floor.
The most splendid of these provide a very natural back
groundfor the Danish Empire furniture and painting of
the period (Fig. 4).
On André Leth’s retirement the David Collection
will lose a director with apronounced aesthetic sense and
great insight into the history of art and culture, a person
who has succeeded in building up a lovely museum
while at the same time fully respecting the founder’s
intentions.
The thirty items described on thefollowing pages are not
to be regarded as “masterpieces of the David Collec
tion”. They have been chosen to provide an impression
of the breadth of the Museum’s collecting range and also
to indicate the fields that have especially enjoyed André
Leth’s favour during the 24 years he has been the Mu
seum’s director.
The text accompanying each item is intended merely
to whet the reader’s appetite without any Jurther preten
sions: notes and references will therefore be sought in
vain. All measurements are given in centimetres.
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