▁Jo ak im ▁and ▁N iels ▁Sk ov ga ard ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁old ▁school ▁friend ▁N iels ▁Lars en ▁Ste v ns . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁dedicated ▁concern ▁for ▁detail ▁and ▁a ▁feel ▁for ▁dram atic ▁effect , ▁Christians en ▁created ▁monument al ▁works ▁with ▁strong ▁bright ▁colours . ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁are ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁Bible , ▁myth ology , ▁history ▁and ▁from ▁D ante ' s ▁Div ine ▁Com edy . ▁His ▁D ante ▁pictures , ▁inspired ▁by ▁Gi otto ▁and ▁Bernard ino ▁Lu ini , ▁reve al ▁his ▁Expression istic ▁use ▁of ▁colour , ▁perhaps ▁also ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁paint ings ▁by ▁G au gu in ▁and ▁Van ▁G og h ▁which ▁were ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁His ▁large ▁classical ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Dan ish ▁land sc apes ▁are ▁compar able ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁P . ▁C . ▁Sk ov ga ard . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁most ▁notable ▁paint ings ▁are ▁D ante ▁og ▁Be atrice ▁i ▁parad is et ▁( 1 8 9 3 ) ▁and ▁Kn ud ▁den ▁Store ▁ved ▁Hav et ▁( 1 9 0 8 ). ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Den ▁F rie ▁U dst illing ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Thor val d sen ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁Among ▁Christians en ' s ▁most ▁notable ▁works ▁are : ▁ ▁D ante ▁og ▁Be atrice ▁i ▁parad is