Arild Rosenkrantz
| Arild Rosenkrantz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1870 Frederiksborg Castle, Denmark |
| Died | 28 September 1964 Kaløvig Hvilehjem nursery, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Education | Modesto Faustini, Académie Julian |
| Known for | Painter and stained glass artist |
| Notable work | Stained glass, paintings, illustrations and sculpture |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Augusta (Tessa) Mackenzie |
Arild Rosenkrantz (9 April 1870 - 28 September 1964) was a Danish nobleman painter, sculptor, stained glass artist and illustrator.
Arild Rosenkrantz was born in 1870 to Baron Iver Holger Rosenkrantz, a Danish diplomat, and Julia Louise Mackenzie, a Scottish woman, at Frederiksborg Castle. His father died when Rosenkrantz was only three years old. He accompanied his mother on her journeys to Italy, Scotland and England. She moved to Italy permanently in 1891 and was a spiritual medium.
He married Louise Augusta (Tessa) Mackenzie, a Scottish cousin, in 1901.
In Rome he studied art under Professor Modesto Faustini in 1887; Faustini imparted an appreciation for the Italian masters that influenced Rosenkranktz's work. There was a dreamy, emotional quality to his work throughout his artistic career as a painter and stained glass artist. Two years later he studied under Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant at the Académie Julian in Paris. He was also influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites, painters of the French salon, Romantic artists J.M.W. Turner and William Blake and Impressionist artist Claude Monet.
He was studying in the United States in 1894 and 1895 and made glasswork for Tiffany. Later he made stained glass windows in a wide range of English churches and mansions.
From 1898 he stayed in London, where he developed his reputation as an artist. In London, Rosenkrantz joined the Anthroposophic Society. In 1912 he met Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner personally. Two years later he and his wife moved to Dornach, Switzerland to participate in the decoration of the anthroposophical center Goetheanum with other artists. Steiner, who taught Rosenkrantz of colors intrinsic properties, said: "Colours are the soul of nature and the entire cosmos – and we become part of that soul when we live with the colours".
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