Niels Hansen Jacobsen
Danish sculptor and ceramist
Niels Hansen Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and ceramist.
He is most famous for creating the once controversial sculpture, Trold, der vejrer kristenblod. The name of the statue is taken from a story in Norse folklore where the hero hides in the... Wikipedia
Born: September 10, 1861, Denmark
Died: November 26, 1941 (age 80 years)
Period: Symbolism
Awards: Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal
Spouse: Anna Gabriele Hansen Jacobsen (m. 1891)