Andrew Lawrenceson Smith
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Braco
Braco is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of 515 It is located 5 miles north of Dunblane towards Perth off the A9 road.The village can also be accessed via the B8033 route which passes Ashfield and Kinbuck.- History :...
ca. 1620, dead ca. 1694 i Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
) was a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter and painter. He was married to Maren Knudsdatter.
He is one of the most notable artists from the Stavanger renaissance
Stavanger renaissance
Stavanger Renaissance is the name for the cultural period which peaked in the middle of the 17th century in the vicinity of Stavanger, Norway. It was characterized principally by church art, largely decorated altarpieces, pulpits, baptismal fonts and wall surfaces.The Protestant Reformation from...
, well known for his works in the Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral
Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger, and is the seat of the Diocese of Stavanger.-History:...
. When he moved to Norway, he first settled in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, but later moved to a farm in Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
near Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
.
Andrew Smith is seen as one of the leading representatives of the Cartilage baroque
Cartilage baroque
Cartilage baroque is an art period from the middle of the 17th-century in Norway. It is called Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings has a resemblance to the curves, or cartilage in the human ear....
art period. It is known as Cartilage baroque
Cartilage baroque
Cartilage baroque is an art period from the middle of the 17th-century in Norway. It is called Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings has a resemblance to the curves, or cartilage in the human ear....
because the woodcarvings resemble the curves in a human ear.
In the 1650s he was appointed to make a new pulpit for Stavanger Cathedral. The stunningly beautiful pulpit was finished in 1658 and is seen as one of the most significant art works in Norway from the baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
art period. He also created
the five epitaph
Epitaph
An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person, strictly speaking that is inscribed on their tombstone or plaque, but also used figuratively. Some are specified by the dead person beforehand, others chosen by those responsible for the burial...
s for the some of the priests and their families, in the nave and aisle of the medieval cathedral. He also created a nummber of important works of Christian art and church art in the Stavanger Region
Stavanger Region
Greater Stavanger Region is a statistical metropolitan region in the county of Rogaland in southwestern Norway. It is centered around the metro's economical and cultural centre Stavanger. The metropolitan area is the third most populous in Norway....
of Norway.