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Axel Tallberg
Axel Tallberg (23 September 1860 – 8 January 1928) was a Swedish visual artist and engraver. He is remembered for his etching course at the Royal Swedish Academy of Art and for his portraits, including those of King Oscar II, Leo Tolstoy and Theodore Roosevelt. Biography Born in Gävle, Tallberg was the son of Carl Erik Tallberg, a metalworker, and his wife Kristina Johansson. After graduating from the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied from 1878 to 1882, he spent a year in Düsseldorf, perfecting his landscape painting technique, especially the use of watercolours. Soon afterwards he turned to etching, spending some time studying abroad. After visiting Italy, France, Spain, North Africa and Germany, he went to England where from 1889 to 1895 he resided in Burnham to the west of London where he became associated with Swedish etchers. In 1895, he returned to Sweden where he specialized in etching, and taught an etching course at the Royal Swedish Academy of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Tallberg Selfportrait
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Norra Begravningsplatsen
Norra begravningsplatsen, literally "The Northern Cemetery" in Swedish, is a major cemetery of the Stockholm urban area, located in Solna Municipality. Inaugurated on 9 June 1827, it is the burial site for a number of Swedish notables. Notable interments *Salomon August Andrée (1854–1897), polar explorer *Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916), Nobel laureate in Peace *Kurt Atterberg (1887–1974), composer *Barbro Bäckström (1939–1990), sculptor *Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), actress *Bo Bergman (1869–1967), author, poet and lyricist *Estelle Bernadotte, Estelle Bernadotte ''née Manville (1904–1984), American–Swedish countess *Folke Bernadotte (1895–1948), diplomat *Franz Berwald (1796–1868), classical composer *Arne Beurling (1905-1986), mathematician, professor of mathematics *Ulla Billquist (1907–1946), singer *Ulf Björlin (1933–1993), conductor and composer *August Blanche (1811–1868), writer, publicist and politician *Rosa Carlén, Catharina Rosaura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Male Painters
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19th-century Swedish Painters
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Swedish Portrait Painters
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Swedish Etchers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: *Swedish Open (badminton) The Swedish Open is an open badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Deaths
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1860 Births
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Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the richest municipalities in Sweden. The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area. Solna borders Stockholm Municipality to the south, southeast and northwest; to Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; to Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and to Danderyd Municipality to the northeast. The boundary with Danderyd Municipality is delineated by the Stocksundet strait. There are two parishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317). Solna Parish once included parts of present-day City of Stockh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Studio (magazine)
''The Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine and Applied Art'' was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine published in London from 1893 until 1964. The founder and first editor was Charles Holme. The magazine exerted a major influence on the development of the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements. It was absorbed into ''Studio International'' magazine in 1964. History ''The Studio'' was founded by Charles Holme in 1893. Holme was in the wool and silk trades, had travelled extensively in Europe and had visited Japan and the United States with Lasenby Liberty and his wife Emma. During his travels he had formed: He retired from trade in order to start ''The Studio''. He had hoped to engage Lewis Hind as the editor of the new venture, but Hind went instead to William Waldorf Astor's ''Pall Mall Budget''. He suggested Joseph Gleeson White as an alternative. Gleeson White edited ''The Studio'' from the first issue in April 1893. In 1895 Holme took ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Academy Of Art
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other fine arts, it is one of several Swedish Royal Academies. The Royal Institute of Art, an art school that was once an integral part of the Academy, was broken out in 1978 as an independent entity directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. History In 1735, Carl Gustaf Tessin set up a drawing school at Stockholm Castle, naming it the Royal Drawing Academy. It was modeled after French academies of the day as a gathering place for established artists and art connoisseurs. The painters Guillaume Taraval, Johan Henrik Scheffel, and Olof Arenius and the architect Carl Hårleman taught there, and the first group of students included Johan Pasch. In 1766, the academy expanded its activities following a parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Larsson
Carl Olof Larsson (; 28 May 1853 – 22 January 1919) was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life. He considered his finest work to be '' Midvinterblot'' (''Midwinter Sacrifice''), a large painting now displayed inside the Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts. Biography Early life and education Larsson was born on the 28th of May, 1853, in the Gamla stan neighborhood of Stockholm, Sweden."The official homepage of the artist Carl Larsson", Carl and Karin Larsson Family Association, 2007clg.se His parents were extremely poor, and his childhood was not happy. Renate Puvogel, in her book ''Carl Larsson'' (Cologne: Taschen; 1994), gives detailed information about Larsson's life: "His mother was thrown out of the house, together with Carl and his brother Johan; after enduring a series of temporary dwellings, the family moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
