Berndt Godenhjelm
Berndt Godenhjelm | |
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 Self-Portrait, 1869 | |
| Born | Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm 30 March 1799 |
| Died | 14 December 1881 (aged 82) Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Known for | Painting |
Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (March 30, 1799 - 14 December 1881) was a Finnish painter.[1]
Personal life[]
Godenhjelm was born in Mäntyharju. His parents were the county surveyor Adolf Fredrik Godenhjelm and Maria Elizabeth Argillander. His wife was Alexandra Fredrika Hornborg (died 1871). Their son B. F. Godenhjelm became a teacher.[1]
Early career[]
He studied landscape painting in Stockholm under , and later he studied copper drawing in Saint Petersburg.[2] He initially began his career in the courts, where he worked as an articled clerks deputy judge in 1826. However soon after he transitioned to painting, primarily producing commissioned works for churches and portraits.[1]
Works and memberships[]
During his career, he painted dozens of altarpieces including ones for the Mäntyharju church, the Lovage church, the Liperi church (1842), the Jämsä church (1848), the Ikaalinen church (1874) and Finnish Lutheran Church in Sitka, Alaska founded by Uno Cygnaeus in 1840. Some of his works have been preserved at the and the National Museum of Finland. Godenhjelm was head teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki drawing school from 1848 to 1869.[3] He was an honorary member of the in 1864, and a board member of the Finnish Art Society from 1852 to 1868.[1]
Works[]
A Girl Reading, 1830
Portrait of a Young Woman, unknown date
Woman Looking in the Mirror
Justice and Innocence, 1832
Transfiguration of Jesus, 1839
Self-Portrait in a St. Petersburg atelier, 1830–49
Scene from J. L. Runeberg´s "Moose Hunters", 1840s
Galatea's Triumph, 1840s
Ruotsinsalmi is Burning, Scene from the Crimean War, 1855–56
The Meeting of Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, Sketch
Swedish Soldier and Polish Girl
, 1865
See also[]
- Art in Finland
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Wirilander, Hannele (8 February 2008). "Godenhjelm, Berndt Abraham (1799 - 1881)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Berndt Godenhjelm". Artist Register. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm". Lähteillä. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- Ilmari Heikinheimo: Finland elämäkerrasto. Helsinki: Werner Söderström Corporation, 1955. Page 232
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