Niels Larsen Stevns

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Niels Larsen Stevns (1864-1941) was a Danish painter and sculptor. He was originally educated as a journeyman painter but attended Kunstakademiet in the years 1886-1887 and 1892-1894.[1] He assisted Joakim Skovgaard decorating the cathedral in Viborg in a simplified style, based on early Christian and Byzantine art.[1]

An adherent of N. F. S. Grundtvig, he painted religiously inspired paintings in a modernist style with a universally human message, e.g. Kristus og Zakæus (1913, Randers Museum of Art) and the altarpiece Kristus og Nikodemus (1918) in Vrensted Church south-west of Hjørring.[1]

He is represented at Skovgaard Museum, the National Gallery of Denmark, Randers Art Museum, Sorø Art Museum, Fuglsang Art Museum, Museum Jorn, and Østsjællands Museum among others.[2]

He was awarded the Thorvaldsen Medal in 1933.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Niels Larsen Stevns". denstoredanske.dk. Gyldendal. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Niels Larsen Stevns". Kunststyrelsen. Retrieved 4 February 2013. 
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