Artist
Niels Hansen
Kingdom of Denmark, 1861–1941
Niels Hansen was a Kingdom of Denmark artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Statens Museum for Kunst. Niels Hansen was born in Vejen.
Niels Hansen Jacobsen (10 September 1861 – 26 November 1941) 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 troll's castle. Thereafter, whenever the troll enters the castle, he cries: "I smell a Christian man's blood!"
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