Art - Memorial Plaque to Johan Caspar von Cicignon
Artist: Nic. Schiøll 1935.
The memorial plaque features a relief portrait of General Major Johan Caspar von Cicignon (1635–96). Born in Luxembourg, he was a famous fortress architect. In 1657, he became a Danish officer, and after the great city fire in 1681 he was given the assignment, together with Anthony Coucheron, to make a new city plan for Trondheim. Nic(olai) Schiøll was Wilhelm Rasmussen's pupil. From 1927 to 1937, he was connected to Nidaros Cathedral, where he modelled nine statues for the west front.
The memorial plaque features a relief portrait of General Major Johan Caspar von Cicignon (1635–96). Born in Luxembourg, he was a famous fortress architect. In 1657, he became a Danish officer, and after the great city fire in 1681 he was given the assignment, together with Anthony Coucheron, to make a new city plan for Trondheim. Nic(olai) Schiøll was Wilhelm Rasmussen's pupil. From 1927 to 1937, he was connected to Nidaros Cathedral, where he modelled nine statues for the west front.
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