Art - Female Sculpture

Artist: Jens Munthe Svendsen 1906.

Stiftsgårdshaven (The Garden of the Royal Residence) was a central location for the crowning of Haakon VII in 1906. The sculpture was erected next to a pool in the garden at that time. The female body of the sculpture has a naturalistic design, but its wavy lines make it typical art nouveau. Svendsen had a passion for this type of full length portrait sculpture. During the German occupation (1940–45), the statue was temporarily removed.

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Text descriptions of art made before the year 2000 are taken from the book 'Skulpturguiden for Trondheim' by Anne Grønli and Grethe Britt Fredriksen. Text descriptions of art made after the year 2000 are written by Per Christiansen.