Svante Nilsson (Sture)
Svante Nilsson may refer to: * Svante Nilsson (artist), a Swedish medal engraver, medal artist, lyricist and lute singer. *Svante Nilsson (regent of Sweden) Svante Nilsson ( 1460 – 2 January 1512) was a Swedish nobleman and regent of Sweden from 1504 – 2 January 1512. He was the father of Sten Sture the Younger (1493–1520) who later served as regent of Sweden, during the era of the Kalmar U ...

Svante Nilsson (artist)
Svante Nilsson, ''Svante Edvin Nilsson'' (10 June 1869 in Stockholm, Sweden – 21 May 1942 in Stockholm) was a Swedish medal engraver, medal artist, lyricist and lute singer. Biography When Svante Nilsson was thirteen years old he began to study medal engraving for the Swedish engraver Adolf Lindberg (1839–1916) in Stockholm. Adolf Lindberg was a prestigious and reputable medal engraver in Sweden during the 1800s. After ten years of teaching in Stockholm Svante Nilsson mastered the art of producing the medal stamps. Then he was awarded the scholarship of Kommerskollegium in 1893, that he used to further education in Paris and Rome. Svante Nilsson remained in Paris. He collaborated with the Swedish medal engraver Sven Kulle (1860–1945), who resided in Paris in France. Sven Kulle had established a studio in Paris in 1891 where, among others, Svante Nilsson was employed. At the same time Nilsson also studied at École des Arts Décoratifs, a public university of art and desig ...
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