Herman Wilhelm Bissen
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| Herman Wilhelm Bissen | |
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.jpg) Portrait by Christian Albrecht Jensen, 1835, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek |
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| Born | 13 October 1798 Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Died | 10 March 1868 (aged 69) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Field | Sculpting |
| Training | Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts |
| Movement | Danish Golden Age, Neoclassicism |
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (13 October 1798 – 10 March 1868) 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 Academy of Arts, Copenhagen in 1834, changing in style to realism. Among his works are the monumental Landsoldaten (1858) in Fredericia and the Isted Lion (1862) (originally in Flensburg, now Copenhagen), the gold-plated statue of Bishop Absalon on the front of the Copenhagen City Hall and many smaller pieces.
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| Preceded by Jørgen Hansen Koch |
Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 1850–1853 |
Succeeded by Wilhelm Marstrand |
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