Paul Briegel Høm (2 May 1905,

Ballerup Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research o ...

– 25 September 1994,

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) was a Danish artist who is remembered for his religious paintings and brightly coloured

stained glass window Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...

s which decorate a number of Danish churches.

Biography

Høm studied at the

Danish Academy Danish Academy is an independent organisation founded in 1960 by a circle of Danish intellectuals "to promote Danish esprit and language, especially within the field of literature". It has up to 20 members, currently 18, and is based at Rungstedl ...

from 1924 to 1929 under

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and Sigurd Wandel. His painting, primarily inspired by Jørgensen, was mainly of members of his family, especially his wife and children whom he depicted in strong bright colours. In 1943, he moved to

on the island of

Bornholm Bornholm () is a List of islands of Denmark, Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. I ...

where his work benefitted from the bright light and his friendship with Helge Nielsen. He decorated a number of churches with altarpieces, frescos and mosaics, especially on

, often working with the architect

Rolf Graae Rolf Saenger Graae (29 September 1916 – 16 September 1996) was a Danish architect who is remembered for the churches and religious works he completed or restored in the style of the Klint school. He is also considered to be Denmark's most import ...

. His work can also be found in

Kvong Kvong is a small town with a population of only 203 (1 January 2023)BY3: Population 1st January, by ...

Church near

Varde Varde is a Danish city in southwestern Jutland and is the primary city in the municipality of Varde, in Region of Southern Denmark. In 2015 municipality changed its motto to "We in nature" to emphasize its rural atmosphere. The town has an old ma ...

, Bräkne-Hoby in

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(1957–59) and Christian's Church in

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

. Several of his works were completed together with whom he married in 1947. Together they made stained glass windows for

Ribe Cathedral Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral ( or ''Vor Frue Maria Domkirke'') is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar ...

in 1973 and works for Struer Church including stained glass windows and a large ceramic altar cross in 1984. From 1933, Høm exhibited his work at the spring and autumn exhibitions at Charlottenborg and at ''

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''. He was awarded the

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in 1939.

Selected works

*Altarpiece in Albæk Church (1947) *Altarpiece in Hæstrup Church (1947) *Frescoes, altar paintings, tapestry and stained glass window in Kvong Church (1956) *Stained glass windows in Faster Church (1957)"Faster Kirke"
Retrieved 30 June 2011. *Altarpiece paintings in Bryndum Church (1959) *Cross and frescos in Christian's Church, Lyngby (1963) *Five stained glass windows in Ribe Cathedral together with Lisbet Munch-Petersen (1973), removed to Kastel Church in

Rønne Rønne () is the largest town on the Denmark, Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,675 (1 January 2025). It was a municipality in its own right from 1970 until 2002, when Bornholm was a Bornholm County, county (D ...

in 1986 *Tapestry in Ballerup West Church together with Vibeke Høegsbro (1973) *Altarpiece in Vognsild Church (1974) *Crucifix in

Østermarie Church Østermarie Church, in the village of Østermarie near Svaneke on the Danish island of Bornholm, was originally built in the early 13th century. While it was being demolished in 1890, it was discovered it was of considerable architectural interes ...

(1974) *Altarpiece and stained glass windows in Struer Church (1981) *Altar paintings, lamb mosaic, pulpit paintings and organ facade in St. Clement's Church, Klemensker (1960–1981).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hom, Paul Briegel 20th-century Danish painters 1905 births 1994 deaths People from Ballerup Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni