Lucia Maria Ingemann (née Mandix; 19 February 1792 – 15 January 1868) was a Danish painter who is best known for her large

altarpiece An altarpiece is a painting or sculpture, including relief, of religious subject matter made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting or sculpture, ...

s depicting biblical figures, many of which are displayed in Denmark's churches.

Early life

The daughter of Margaretha Elisabeth Hvistendahl (1756–1816) and economist Jacob Mandix (1758–1831), Lucie Marie Mandix was born on 19 February 1792 in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. She was taught painting by the Danish flower painter

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. There also are records of her painting in

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's studio. When she was 20, she was engaged to the writer

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, whom she married in July 1822. They lived in

Sorø Sorø () is a town in Sorø municipality on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand in east Denmark with a population of 8,433 (2025).

, where they entertained other Danish cultural figures such as

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and

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. Bernhard Ingemann, who wrote poetry, supported Lucie's interest in painting.

Career

Although Ingemann painted a few portraits and genre works, she concentrated mainly on flower paintings and, from the mid-1820s, on religious figures. She showed at the

Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (''Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling'') is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (''Kunsthal Charlottenborg''). Kunsthal Cha ...

in 1824 and 1826, in both cases presenting flower paintings. She shared with her husband a deep sense of art and religion with the result that even her flower paintings often reflected religious and mystical themes inspired by German

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. Her large biblical compositions and altar paintings are convincing, perhaps thanks to the guidance of

Johan Ludwig Lund Johan Ludwig Gebhard Lund (primarily known as J. L. Lund) (16 October 1777 – 3 March 1867) was a Danish painter, born in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein, to master painter Hans Giewert Lund and his wife Maria Magdalena Christina Bremer. An adherent of ...

. In some cases she abandons perspective in favour of a spaciousness depicting spiritual mystery. Her many religious works were integrated in altarpieces in Danish churches, although many have now been removed. Ingemann is one of the few known nineteenth-century women who devoted her life to painting. She also played an important role in the Ingemanns' home despite the fact that references to her come mainly from accounts of her husband's life.

Death

Lucie Ingemann died in Sorø on 15 January 1868.

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