Skulptur "Adams skapelse"

"Adams Skapelse" by Christian Eriksson

Above the main entrance doors to the Holy Trinity Church is Adams skapelse (The Creation of Adam) – a relief by Christian Eriksson depicting the biblical scene in which God gives life to Adam.
A plaster version of the relief was in place already at the church’s inauguration in 1911, but the carved granite version was installed above the main entrance at a later date.

Artist: Christian Eriksson

Christian Eriksson was born in 1858 in Taserud, just outside Arvika. His childhood home now serves as the entrance to the Rackstad Museum, and nearby lies the memorial home Oppstuhage, which Christian built as a residence in the mid-1890s.
Christian trained as a decorative sculptor in Stockholm and Hamburg, but in 1883 he travelled to Paris, where he remained until 1895. There he studied sculpture and exhibited at salons and world exhibitions.
After spending a period living at Oppstuhage in the mid-1890s, the Eriksson family moved to Stockholm, where Christian worked until his death in 1935. Christian Eriksson became one of Sweden’s greatest sculptors of all time.
He is, among other things, the artist behind several of Stockholm’s sculptures, including The Archer at Kornhamnstorg, Saint George and the Dragon at the City Hall, and the facade decorations of the Royal Dramatic Theatre.