Vilhelm Bissen
Sculpture, Visual Artist
1836 – 1913
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Who was Vilhelm Bissen?
Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen was a Danish sculptor, son of Herman Wilhelm Bissen. He is mainly known for a number of statues around Copenhagen, including the equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads and the Stork Fountain on the adjoining Amagertorv. He was also a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts with great influence on the next generation of Danish sculptors and for a while served as its director.
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- Born
- Aug 5, 1836
Copenhagen - Also known as
- Christian Gottlieb Vilhelm Bissen
- Parents
- Education
- Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- Lived in
- Copenhagen
- Died
- Apr 20, 1913
Copenhagen
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on July 23, 2013
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