Herman Wilhelm Bissen
Sculpture, Visual Artist
1798 – 1868
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Who was Herman Wilhelm Bissen?
Herman Wilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor.
Bissen first studied painting in Copenhagen, then became a pupil of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen. In 1824, he travelled to Rome and met Christian Daniel Rauch in Berlin. Under the influence of Thorvaldsen, his style changed from romanticism to neo-classicism. Back in Denmark, Bissen became professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen in 1834, changing in style to realism. Among his works are the monumental Landsoldaten in Fredericia and the Isted Lion and many smaller pieces.
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- Born
- Oct 13, 1798
Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein - Also known as
- Биссен, Герман Вильгельм
- Children
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Lived in
- Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein
- Died
- Mar 10, 1868
Copenhagen
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on July 23, 2013
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