Gustav Vigeland
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Gustav Vigeland, born as Adolf Gustav Thorsen, was a Norwegian sculptor. Gustav Vigeland occupies a special position among Norwegian sculptors, both in the power of his creative imagination and in his
Gustav Vigeland 1929
The Monolith, Vigeland installation in Frogner Park, Oslo
Vigeland Museum
Emanuel Vigeland
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Emanuel Vigeland was a multitalented Norwegian artist. He is known for a variety of decorations of Scandinavian churches and for Tomba Emmanuelle, his mausoleum at Slemdal in Oslo. His elder brother w
Gustav Vigeland
…in southern Norway. His parents were Elisæus Thorsen (1835–1886), a cabinetmaker and Anne Aanensdatter (1835–1907). He had three brothers, of whom Emanuel Vigeland (originally Thorsen) became a noted artist. As a youth, he was sent to Oslo where he learned wood carving at a local school. However, the sudden death…
Stained glass above altar in Oscar's Church
Detail from stained glass in Oslo Cathedral depicting Jesus overturning the tables of the money-changers in the Temple
Stained glass, Lund Cathedral. Vigeland 1930.