Saemundur a seinum - Reykjavik, Iceland
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N 64° 08.500 W 021° 53.118
27W E 456918 N 7113100
This piece is located in the sculpture garden on the grounds of the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum
Waymark Code: WMPXGX
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 11/04/2015
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There is no fee to visit the sculpture garden which can be accessed at any time.
This work is one of dozens of pieces by Icelandic artist Ásmundur Sveinsson for whom the adjacent Museum is named.
It is entitled "Saemundur a seinum". "Seine" is Icelandic for "stone" but an internet search revealed no information for "Saemundur". It is possible that it is a proper name. The sculpture depicts a classically heroic nude man sits atop a creature (a bird?, a dragon?) and seems to be about to bash it with a Bible. Presumably this is allegorical but it is a mystery for now.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Saemundur a seinum
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Asundur Sveinsson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1928
Materials used: bronze
Location: on the grounds of The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA.
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