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Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (March 30, 1799 - 14 December 1881) was a Finnish painter.[1]

Berndt Godenhjelm
Self-Portrait, 1869
Born
Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm

(1799-03-30)30 March 1799
Mäntyharju, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)[1]
Died14 December 1881(1881-12-14) (aged 82)
Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
NationalityFinnish
Known forPainting

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 Per Gustaf von Heideken [sv], 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


Photograph of Godenhjelm, likely from the early 1860s
Photograph of Godenhjelm, likely from the early 1860s

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 Tampere Art Museum [fi] 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 Artists' Association of Finland  [fi] in 1864, and a board member of the Finnish Art Society from 1852 to 1868.[1]


Works


  • A Girl Reading, 1830
    A Girl Reading, 1830
  • Portrait of a Young Woman, unknown date
    Portrait of a Young Woman, unknown date
  • Woman Looking in the Mirror
    Woman Looking in the Mirror
  • Justice and Innocence, 1832
    Justice and Innocence, 1832
  • Transfiguration of Jesus, 1839
    Transfiguration of Jesus, 1839
  • Self-Portrait in a St. Petersburg atelier, 1830–49
    Self-Portrait in a St. Petersburg atelier, 1830–49
  • Scene from J. L. Runeberg´s Moose Hunters, 1840s
    Scene from J. L. Runeberg´s "Moose Hunters", 1840s
  • Galatea's Triumph, 1840s
    Galatea's Triumph, 1840s
  • Ruotsinsalmi is Burning, Scene from the Crimean War, 1855–56
    Ruotsinsalmi is Burning, Scene from the Crimean War, 1855–56
  • Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo, unknown date
    Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo, unknown date
  • The Meeting of Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, Sketch
    The Meeting of Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, Sketch
  • Swedish Soldier and Polish Girl
    Swedish Soldier and Polish Girl
  • Alexander II
    Alexander II
  • Robert Henrik Rehbinder
    Robert Henrik Rehbinder
  • Robert Wilhelm De Geer [fi], 1865
    Robert Wilhelm De Geer [fi], 1865

See also



References


  1. Wirilander, Hannele (8 February 2008). "Godenhjelm, Berndt Abraham (1799 - 1881)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. "Berndt Godenhjelm". Artist Register. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. "Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm". Lähteillä. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (né le 30 mars 1799 à Mäntyharju – décédé le 14 décembre 1881 à Helsinki) est un artiste peintre finlandais.

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Berndt Godenhjelm (Mäntyharju, 30 marzo 1799 – Helsinki, 14 dicembre 1881) è stato un pittore finlandese.


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