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Fanny Falkner
Fanny Johanna Maria Falkner (1890 in Karlshamn - 1963 in Copenhagen) was a Swedish actress and miniaturist. Background Falkner grew up in Stockholm, where she studied at the Technical School in Stockholm. In 1907, she went to Copenhagen to study painting. Upon her return to Stockholm, she met Manda Björling, who arranged walk-ons and small rôles for her at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre. She attracted the attention of Strindberg, who considered her rôle of Eleonora in the play ''Easter''. She did not get the part, but the contact between Falkner and Strindberg resulted in his renting part of her parents' apartment on Drottninggatan Drottninggatan (''Queen Street'') in Stockholm, Sweden, is a major pedestrian street. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. Composition Formi ..., Blå tornet. Falkner was engaged at the Intimate Theatre for some years, moving back to Copenha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlshamn
Karlshamn () is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden. It had 13,576 inhabitants in 2015, out of 31,846 in the municipality. Karlshamn received a Royal Charter and city privileges in 1664, when King Charles X Gustav, in Swedish Karl, realized the strategic location near the Baltic Sea. In 1666 the town was named Karlshamn, meaning ''Karl's Port'' in honour of the Swedish king. History At the outlet of the stream Mieån was found a harbour and fishing village "Bodekull" and a farm "Bodetorp". In the lower parts of " Mörrumsån" was a prosperous salmon fishery. Sweden gained supremacy over the territory through Treaty of Roskilde 1658. The king Charles X Gustav immediately inspected the coast and found here a tremendously beautiful and incomparable harbour. Fortifications designed by Erik Dahlberg were erected on Boön 1659 and on Friesholmen 1675, called "Kastellet". Troops loyal to the Danish king attacked the town twice in 1676� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Miniature
A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, Watercolor painting, watercolor, or Vitreous enamel, enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century elites, mainly in England and France, and spread across the rest of Europe from the middle of the 18th century, remaining highly popular until the development of daguerreotypes and photography in the mid-19th century. They were usually intimate gifts given within the family, or by hopeful males in courtship, but some rulers, such as James I of England, gave large numbers as diplomatic or political gifts. They were especially likely to be painted when a family member was going to be absent for significant periods, whether a husband or son going to war or emigrating, or a daughter getting married. The first miniaturists used watercolour to paint on stretched vellum, or (especially in England) on playing card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manda Björling
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of a count in Sweden. Miss Julie is drawn to a senior servant, a valet named Jean, who is well-traveled and well-read. The action takes place in the kitchen of Miss Julie's father's manor, where Jean's fiancée, a servant named Christine, cooks and sometimes sleeps while Jean and Miss Julie talk. Themes One theme of the play is Darwinism, a theory that was a significant influence on the author during his naturalistic period. This theme is stated explicitly in the preface, where Strindberg describes his two lead characters, Miss Julie and Jean, as vying against each other in an evolutionary "life and death" battle for a survival of the fittest. The character of Miss Julie represents the last of a dying aristocratic breed and serves to characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strindbergs Intima Teater
Strindberg's Intimate Theater ( sv, Strindbergs Intima Teater or ''Intima teatern''), is a theatre stage in Stockholm, Sweden. History It was founded and managed by the famous Swedish playwright August Strindberg and the young actor August Falck (1882–1938) between 1907 and 1910. The playhouse was a small (6 x 6 meters) but engaging space based on the designs of the French and German models of the time. The small auditorium could hold up to 150 patrons and featured some of the most advanced lighting innovations of the day. The size of the space in no way limited the company but actually encouraged continuous experimentation. The author used the stage for his own plays as well as for guest performances of modern drama from abroad. In all, 25 of Strindberg's plays were performed and a total number of 2500 performances were given during the theatre's short but highly influential existence. Among its most successful stagings were the original productions of ''Easter'', ''The Gho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty plays and more than thirty works of fiction, autobiography, history, cultural analysis, and politics during his career, which spanned four decades. A bold experimenter and iconoclast throughout, he explored a wide range of dramatic methods and purposes, from naturalistic tragedy, monodrama, and history plays, to his anticipations of expressionist and surrealist dramatic techniques. From his earliest work, Strindberg developed innovative forms of dramatic action, language, and visual composition. He is considered the "father" of modern Swedish literature and his '' The Red Room'' (1879) has frequently been described as the first modern Swedish novel. In Sweden, Strindberg is known as an essayist, painter, poet, and especially as a nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easter (play)
''Easter'' ( sv, Påsk) is a symbolic religious drama from 1901 by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The play was produced by the Stockholm ensemble Intima Teatern Strindberg's Intimate Theater ( sv, Strindbergs Intima Teater or ''Intima teatern''), is a theatre stage in Stockholm, Sweden. History It was founded and managed by the famous Swedish playwright August Strindberg and the young actor August Falck ..., which also toured other Scandinavian countries, including performances of ''Påsk'' in Kristiania. It was the first of Strindberg's plays that was staged in Bergen, premiering at Den Nationale Scene in September 1909. A revival set in Harlem and performed with an African American cast was well received. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drottninggatan
Drottninggatan (''Queen Street'') in Stockholm, Sweden, is a major pedestrian street. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. Composition Forming a parallel street to Vasagatan and Sveavägen, Drottninggatan is intersected by (south to north) Fredsgatan, Jakobsgatan, Herkulesgatan, Vattugatan, Klarabergsgatan, Mäster Samuelsgatan, Bryggargatan, Gamla Brogatan, Kungsgatan, Apelbergsgatan, Olof Palmes Gata, Barnhusgatan, Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata, Wallingatan, Kammakargatan, Tegnérgatan, Rådmansgatan, Kungstensgatan and Observatoriegatan. The major part of the street is car-free and lined with numerous stores and shops, one of the largest being the Åhléns City department store. During summer, the street is often crowded with tourists. History The street was laid out in the 1630s and 1640s when the surrounding area was built on a rectilinear grid plan, a sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blå Tornet
The Strindberg Museum ( sv, Strindbergsmuseet) is a museum in Stockholm, Sweden. It is dedicated to the writer August Strindberg (1849-1912) and located in his last dwelling. The site is in the building he nicknamed "Blå tornet" (''Blue Tower'') at Drottninggatan 85 on the corner of Drottninggatan and Tegnérgatan in the borough of Norrmalm in central Stockholm. History The Blue Tower is an art nouveau building with a dominant corner tower. It were erected in 1906-1907 after drawings by the architectural firm of Hagström & Ekman. The museum is owned by the Strindberg Society of Sweden and was inaugurated in 1973. It is operated by a foundation with the Strindberg Society, the City of Stockholm and the Nordic Museum as principals. Strindberg moved into a three-room apartment on the fourth floor of the building in 1908 and lived there until his death in 1912. The museum consists of Strindberg's flat and library, as well as an area for temporary exhibitions. Wallpapers and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Casem's Slippers
This is a list of August Strindberg's written works. See also *August Strindberg paintings Bibliography Drama Posthumous * ''The growth of a soul'', translated by Claud Field, 1913 * ''På gott och ont'' (''Of Good and Evil''), 1914 * ''Genom öknar till arvland; eller, Moses'' (''Through the Wilderness to the Promised Land; or, Moses'') (''Through Deserts to Ancestral Lands ''), twenty-one tableaux, 1918 * ''Hellas; eller, Sokrates'' (''Hellas; or, Socrates'') (''Hellas ''), nineteen tableaux, 1918 * ''Lammet och vilddjuret; eller, Kristus'' (''The Lamb and the Wild Beast; or, Christ'') (''The Lamb and the Beast ''), fifteen tableaux, 1918 * ''Toten-Insel'' (''Isle of the Dead''), one scene, 1918 * ''Han och hon: En själs utvecklingshistoria'' (''He and She: A soul's development history''), 1919 * ''Efterspelet'' (''Epilogue''), 1920 * ''Strindbergs brev till Harriet Bosse'': Natur & Kultur, 1932 * ''August Strindbergs och Ola Hanssons brevvåxling'', 1938 * ''Åttitalsnovelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Highway
''The Great Highway'' ( sv, Stora landsvägen) is the last play by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The original title is ''Stora landsvägen''. Structured as a journey play in seven stages, it is an allegory of the individual's passage through life. History When Strindberg wrote this play, he was already suffering from the stomach cancer that would kill him three years later, and he intended it as a summation of his thoughts on various questions, a kind of theatrical self-portrait and last testament. A literal translation of the Swedish title would be "The Great Country Road", and Strindberg intended this to reference the street where he had lived as a child, which led directly to the cemetery. The world premiere of the play took place on February 19, 1910, at the Intimate Theater of Stockholm with August Falck in the lead role of the Hunter. It was not the kind of play the public associated with Strindberg and it closed after a comparatively short run (16 performances acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Actresses
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden The demography of Sweden is monitored by the ''Statistiska centralbyrån'' (Statistics Sweden). Sweden's population was 10,481,937 (May 2022), making it the 15th-most populous country in Europe after Czech Republic, the 10th-most populous m ... ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Painters
This is a list of notable Swedish visual artists. A * Emma Adbåge (born 1982), illustrator * Ottilia Adelborg (1855–1936), illustrator * Ulla Adlerfelt (1736–1765) *Sofia Adlersparre (1808–1862), painter * Mattias Adolfsson (born 1965), illustrator * Gösta Adrian-Nilsson GAN (1884–1965), painter * Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917), painter and writer * Märta Afzelius (1887–1961), textile artist *Sofia Ahlbom (1823–1868) *Lea Ahlborn (1829–1891), printmaker *Modhir Ahmed (born 1956), painter, printmaker *Margareta Alströmer (1763–1816), painter * Agneta Andersson (born 1958), sculptor *Christian Pontus Andersson (born 1977), sculptor *J. Tobias Anderson (born 1971) *Karin Mamma Andersson (born 1962), painter *Lena Anderson (born 1939), illustrator and children's writer *Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), cartoonist *Olof Arborelius (1842–1915), painter *Tage Åsén (born 1943), painter B *Barbro Bäckström (1939–1990), sculptor *Inge Bagge (1916–1988), sculp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
