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Lindegren (b. 1858), Gustav Vasa Church in Stockholm, and a large number of
restoration work on churches and castles. Axel Lindegren (b. 1860), the building
of the Y. M. C. A. in Uppsala, and a number of church interiors. G. Lindgren
(b. 1863), the Police Court Buildings in Stockholm, the new residence of the
Governor of Karlskrona; architect of the Board of Prisons. G. Morssing (b. 1878)
dwelling houses in Stockholm, mortuary chapel in Nyköping. G. Möller (b. 1857),
the church of St. John and chapel of St. Stephen in Stockholm; chief
architect to Board of Public Buildings. G. A. Nilsson (b. 1871), school buildings
in Stockholm, at Djursholm, and other places. Ludv. Peterson (b. 1853), the [-Veterinär}’-] {+Ve-
terinär}’+} Institute, the Strand Hotel (Stockholm). I’. Rasmussen (b. 1860), Vasa
Church in Gothenburg, the mausoleum of John Ericsson. T. Stenberg (b. 1863),
Gymnastic Hall and Institution Buildings at Uppsala University, the Uppland
Bank in Uppsala. E. Stenhammar (b. 1859), Central Palace, Norrlands Bank,
the Hotel Royal in Stockholm, and hospitals. E.T. Torulf (b. 1872), the
University of Gothenburg (in collaboration with Hahr), hospital buildings and
dwelling-houses in Gothenburg. Fr. B. Wallberg (b. 1862), Borough Court Buildings in
Östersund. G. Wickman (b. 1858), the Banks of Sundsvall, Skåne, South
Sweden Banking Co. Ld., all in Fredsgatan, Stockholm; architect of the
Medical Board. Th. Wåhlin (b. 1864), the Free Masons’ Lodge in Linköping, the
Church of Annedal in Gothenburg, the Swedish Church in Copenhagen, with a
large number of churche restorations in Skåne. F. Zettervall (b. 1862), school
in Filipstad, and a large number of Railway stations on the State Railways,
e. g, Gnesta, Kumla, Krylbo, and the large railway administration buildings
at Tomteboda; architect of the State Railways.
In the sphere of townplanning P. Hallman (b. 1869) has done considerable
work, and especially in the re-fashioning of Stockholm. Similar work has been
performed by Albert Lilienberg (b. 1879), engineer, at Gothenburg, and by N. 0.
Gellerstedt, engineer, (b. 1875).
Sculpture.
With Christianity general European culture makes its first appearance on
Swedish soil. Architecture marched ahead, building churches of romanesque
mediæval forms, and for their embellishment pressing primitive sculpture into
its service in the beginning. This sculpture was chiefly displayed in baptismal
fonts and sepulchral monuments, which — as significant of man’s entrance on
the stage of life and exit from it — were adorned with images of saints,
carved in stone. Later on, came portals with stone figures, as on the cathedral
of Uppsala and several Gottland churches; images in the interior, as for instance
on corbels of the chancel aisle in Uppsala cathedral; then also bronze works,
as shrines for relics and whole altar-pieces, e. g. those from the church of
Broddetorp in Västergötland (now in the National Museum). During the
prevalence of the Gothic style in the latter part of the Middle Ages, wood sculpture
flourished and created a great number of tabernacles with carved figures painted
in natural colours or gilt, amongst which were seen images of the apostles and
saints of Sweden, as, for instance, Sigfrid and Botvid, King Erie the Saint,
St. Bridget, and her daughter Catherine. The largest and most remarkable work
in that branch of wood-carving is Bernt Notke of Liibeck’s well-known group
of St. George and the Dragon, which Sten Sture, the elder, caused to be set
up in the Storkyrka at Stockholm as a memorial of the victory over the Danes
in 1471. All these mediæval objects of art were probably executed by foreigners,
chiefly Germans and Dutchmen.
The same continued to be the case also during the 16th century. By degrees
mediæval forms vanish before, the new style brought in by the enthusiasm for
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