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Scandinavian art and architecture

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Scandinavian art and architecture works of art and structures created in the Scandinavian area of Europe. Early History The Scandinavian countries are rich in artifacts and objects of archaeological interest dating from the end of the Ice Age through the Bronze Age, the Celtic and Germanic Iron Ages, and the Viking period. Viking art (c.800-c.1050) is characterized by dynamic geometric design of considerable complexity and sophistication and the ingenious use of animal forms. It bears a clear relationship to other European trends, particularly to Hiberno-Saxon illumination . Numerous... Read more

Martin Puryear
...receive international recognition. His art was a fusion of cultures and of categories, such as sculpture, architecture, and craft. The result was an art that functions between "fine art" and "craft" and transcends national...was Nell Sonneman, who presented art as a pursuit of truth through ... Read more

Eliel and Eero Saarinen
...century, stating, "Architecture has gone astray...in his father's architecture. Eero defined architecture as a "fine art" and the architect...studied painting and architecture at the University...Lindgren. Finnish architecture at the turn of...romanticism verging upon Art ... Read more

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