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Hroar og Helge

Hroar and Helge

Hroar (Hroðgar) Halfdansson (ca. 526-590), legendary king of Denmark
Helge (Halga) Halfdansson, his brother.

Johan Georg Castonier Galster
L. Rasmussens Broncestøberi (København)
1939

Description

Bronze sculpture of two male nudes.

Inscription(s)

jeg knejse vil med kronen
ved lejrekilder
og holde ret i riget
og rejse staden

jeg sejler vore snekker
paa søens vover
og hævder danmarks hæder
paa alle have

Signature

johan galster 1939
l rasmussens broncestøberi kbhvn

Annotation

First prize in the competition for the decoration of the Stændertorvet.

Sculptor

Johan Georg Castonier Galster (1910-1997), Danish sculptor.

Sources & Information

Kunst i Roskilde, Figurative skulpturer.

Locatie (N 55°38'30" - E 12°4'52") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dk144; Photograph: 23 July 2009
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