Berndt Godenhjelm

Berndt Godenhjelm
Berndt Godenhjelm
	Self-Portrait, 1869
Born	Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm; 30 March 1799; Mäntyharju, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Died	14 December 1881 (aged 82); Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Finland)
Nationality	Finnish
Known for	Painting

Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (March 30, 1799 - 14 December 1881) was a Finnish painter.^[1]

Personal life

Godenhjelm was born in Mäntyharju. His parents were the county surveyor Adolf Fredrik Godenhjelm and Maria Elizabeth Argillander. His wife was Alexandra Fredrika Hornborg (died 1871). Their son B. F. Godenhjelm became a teacher.^[1]

Early career

He studied landscape painting in Stockholm under Per Gustaf von Heideken [sv], and later he studied copper drawing in Saint Petersburg.^[2] He initially began his career in the courts, where he worked as an articled clerks deputy judge in 1826. However soon after he transitioned to painting, primarily producing commissioned works for churches and portraits.^[1]

Works and memberships

During his career, he painted dozens of

Finnish Art Society from 1852 to 1868.^[1]

Works

A Girl Reading, 1830
Portrait of a Young Woman, unknown date
Woman Looking in the Mirror
Justice and Innocence, 1832
Transfiguration of Jesus, 1839
Self-Portrait in a
St. Petersburg atelier
, 1830–49

Scene from
J. L. Runeberg
´s "Moose Hunters", 1840s
Galatea's Triumph, 1840s
Ruotsinsalmi is Burning, Scene from the Crimean War, 1855–56
Ilmarinen Forges the Sampo, unknown date
The Meeting of Väinämöinen and Joukahainen, Sketch
Swedish Soldier and Polish Girl
Alexander II
Robert Henrik Rehbinder
Robert Wilhelm De Geer [fi], 1865

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wirilander, Hannele (8 February 2008). "Godenhjelm, Berndt Abraham (1799 - 1881)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Berndt Godenhjelm". Artist Register. Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm". Lähteillä. Retrieved 4 June 2020.