Jonas Bergman (1724–1810) was a Finnish painter living and working in what was then

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for most of his life. Bergman was born in

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. He married Ulrika Lang on 19 October 1749. She was the daughter of the church painter Claes Lang. Bergman primarily painted pulpit and altarpieces, including works in the following churches:

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(1753),

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(1755),

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(1759),

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(1759),

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and

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(1766).

References

* Profit Ahonen, church painter Claes Lang steps Genos 63 (1992), pp. 42–49, 60 Subsequent 29/06/2008 * Some content translated from corresponding Finnish Wikipedia website 1724 births 1810 deaths Swedish painters Artists from Turku 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century Finnish male artists Finnish male painters 19th-century Finnish painters 19th-century Finnish male artists {{Finland-painter-stub