Brynjulf Bergslien
Brynjulf Larsen Bergslien or Brunjulf Bergslien (born November 12, 1830 in Voss , † September 18, 1898 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian sculptor . He is a brother of the painter Knud Bergslien and uncle of the painter Nils Bergslien . Two of his students were Wilhelm Robert Rasmussen (1879–1965) and Gustav Vigeland , perhaps Norway's most important sculptor.
Bergslien received his artistic training from Jens Adolf Jerichau and Herman Wilhelm Bissen in Copenhagen . He then moved to Kristiana (Oslo) in 1861, where he lived with the exception of 1864, which he spent in Rome . The best known is Bergslien's equestrian statue of Karl Johan on Slottsplassen (Palace Square) in Oslo , but he also created other well-known monuments in Oslo, including Henrik Wergeland on Eidsvollsplatz , Johannes Brun on Bankplassen (Bankplatz) and Peter Chr. Asbjørnsen in Oslo-St. Hanshaugen.
Brynjulf Bergslien was buried on Vår Frelsers Gravlund .
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| SURNAME | Bergslien, Brynjulf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergslien, Brunjulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voss |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1898 |
| Place of death | Oslo |