DenmarkDansk kulturliv 16 · Danish cultural life
The painter Asger Jorn helped found the artists' group Cobra. Where does the name Cobra come from?
In the exam (Danish)
Maleren Asger Jorn var med til at starte kunstnergruppen Cobra. Hvor kommer navnet Cobra fra?
- aFrom a Latin word meaning colourFra et latinsk ord, der betyder farve
- bFrom three cities: Copenhagen, Brussels and AmsterdamFra tre byer: København, Bruxelles og AmsterdamCorrect answer
- cFrom a snake in one of Asger Jorn's paintingsFra en slange i et af Asger Jorns malerier
Why?
The name is made from the first letters of the cities the artists came from: Copenhagen, Brussels (Bruxelles) and Amsterdam. The group existed from 1948 to 1951.
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