Cartilage baroque is an art period from the middle of the 17th-century in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is called Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings has a resemblance to the curves, or cartilage

Cartilage

Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...

 in the human ear.

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith also known as Anders Lauritzen Smith was a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter and painter. He was married to Maren Knudsdatter....

 is seen as one of the most famous representatives for the cartilage baroque, specially 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:...

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It is known as Bruskbarokk in Norwegian.