Johan Peter Molin

1901

Johan Peter Molin (born March 17, 1814 in Gothenburg , † July 29, 1873 in Ekudden near Vaxholm ) was a Swedish sculptor .

Life

Johan Peter Molin was born on March 17, 1814 in Gothenburg, the son of a baker. According to his parents' ideas, he was supposed to become a businessman, but from 1834 he attended the arts and crafts school in his hometown of Gothenburg. In order to perfect himself as a sculptor, he went to Copenhagen in 1843, where he studied at the local art academy until 1845 .

He died on July 29, 1873 in Ekudden near Vaxholm.

Artistic work

His first major success was his sculpture of Cupid in 1848, which made him so famous in Sweden that he became a professor at the Art Academy in Stockholm and court sculptor in 1853. In addition to being a sculptor, he also worked as a painter and medalist . His statue of King Charles XII is particularly well-known . from 1868.

Other works

Knife Fighter, 1859

Bronze group, The knife fighters ', 1859,
Marble bust of Queen Luise,
David with the sling,
Statues on the facade of the Stockholm National Museum.

Awards

1870 Pour le Mérite for Science and the Arts as a foreign member

Individual evidence

^ THE ORDER POUR LE MERITE FOR SCIENCE AND ARTS, The members of the order, Vol. 1 (1842–1881), p. 300, with picture on the opposite page, Gebr. Mann-Verlag, Berlin, 1975.

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Molin, Johan Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swedish sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 17, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gothenburg
DATE OF DEATH	July 29, 1873
Place of death	Ekudden at Vaxholm

[1] THE ORDER POUR LE MERITE FOR SCIENCE AND ARTS, The members of the order, Vol. 1 (1842–1881), p. 300, with picture on the opposite page, Gebr. Mann-Verlag, Berlin, 1975.