Ensimmäinen: Carl Eneas Sjöstrandin istuva Porthan
Jyrki Siukonen
May 2023 · Tietolipas Book 17 · Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
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The nineteenth century has been called an age of monuments. In some places even one piece made a difference. This book is a study of the intellectual background and physical making of Finland’s first public sculpture, the statue of Professor Henrik Gabriel Porthan by Carl Eneas Sjöstrand. The idealised but sombre Porthan was born under the influence of German neoclassicism. Development on the project was slow but sure. The Swedish artist had to be supported over three years while he was putting together his first monumental piece in Munich and Rome, after which came another three years wait before the cast arrived to Finland. The bronze sculpture, commissioned by the Finnish Literary Society and raised by public subscriptions from people of all classes, was unveiled in the city of Turku in September 1864. Finns took some pride in the fact that, unlike other nations that had raised monuments to kings and generals, here the first place was given to a scholar. In this study Sjöstrand’s pioneering bronze is placed in a wider context and compared with works by his precursors and contemporaries in the international sculptor colony of Rome.
The nineteenth century has been called an age of monuments. In some places even one piece made a difference. This book is a study of the intellectual background and physical making of Finland’s first public sculpture, the statue of Professor Henrik Gabriel Porthan by Carl Eneas Sjöstrand. The ide...
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Jyrki Siukonen on kuvataiteilija ja tutkija. Hän suoritti kuvataiteen tohtorin tutkinnon vuonna 2001 ja on sittemmin toiminut muun muassa Kuvataideakatemian kuvanveiston professorina ja yliopistotutkijana. Siukonen on kirjoittanut laajasti nykytaiteesta ja julkaissut tutkimuksia sekä 1700-luvun kulttuurihistoriasta että 1900-luvun modernismista. Hänen teoksensa Mies palavassa hatussa (SKS) sai vuonna 2006 Laurin Jäntin säätiön palkinnon. Kuvataiteen valtionpalkinnon Siukonen sai vuonna 2017. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-
Jyrki Siukonen on kuvataiteilija ja tutkija. Hän suoritti kuvataiteen tohtorin tutkinnon vuonna 2001 ja on sittemmin toiminut muun muassa Kuvataideakatemian kuvanveiston professorina ja yliopistotutkijana. Siukonen on kirjoittanut laajasti nykytaiteesta ja julkaissut tutkimuksia sekä 1700-luvun k...
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