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Ellen Marsvin, 1648

Ellen Marsvin, Kirsten Munk’s mother. Half-length, painted by Karel van Mander. The painting is dated 1648, the year before Ellen Marsvin died.

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Chalice

Chalice, paten, wafer box and altar jug of gold with engraving in niello, white and black enamel, sapphires and diamonds.

Pomander

Pomander from c. 1600, in the form of a skull. Made of gold and white enamel with rubies.

Prayerbook

Kirsten Munk's prayerbook, written by herself.

Kirsten Munk, 1623

Portrait of Kirsten Munk. Gouache, that is, a special water colour technique. Painted by Jacob van Doordt, 1623, as a sketch for a parade portrait, which is now lost.

Christian IV, 1612

Christian IV c. 1612. Painted by Pieter Isaacsz.

Karel van Mander

The dutch painter Karel van Mander's father was a painter and a weaver of tapestries. Shortly before his death in 1623, he executed a series of tapestries for Frederiksborg Palace with motives from the Kalmar War for Christian IV.

Ellen Marsvin

The noble lady Ellen Marsvin was the mother of Kirsten Munk, Christian IV’s second wife. Ellen Marsvin was one of the greatest landowners in Denmark in her time.

1625-1650

The second half of Christian IV's reign became a time of recession. The economic crisis became more severe, and at the same time the fortunes of war turned.