Domenico Erdmann

Domenico Juul Erdmann (March 23, 1879 – October 5, 1940) was a Norwegian painter, designer, decorator, and conservation adviser. He was a technical consultant and executive conservator in a number of Norwegian churches.[1][2][3]

Erdmann won the open competition for the logo for the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1912. The logo was used until the establishment of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1996.
Erdmann was responsible for decorations in the Norwegian Seamen's Church in Rotterdam (1914). The church interior with wall paintings, altar frame, and baptismal font were designed by Erdmann.
Herregården Manor in Larvik; Erdmann oversaw a complete restoration (1920–1929).

Biography

Erdmann was born in Bergen, Norway. He started his career as a conservator in Viborg Cathedral in Denmark, where he trained under Oscar Matthiesen (1861–1957) in Copenhagen during 1896. Erdmann followed Matthiesen to Berlin and Munich and also visited France and Italy. This was where he learned fresco techniques, decorative painting, and church restoration. After he returned to Norway in 1903, he worked together with Eilif Peterssen on decorating Ullern Church in Oslo. Erdmann studied church restoration in Denmark in 1912, and was made a conservation adviser in 1919. He also worked as a decorator and designer with Arnstein Arneberg. He performed design work for O. Mustad & Søn in Kristiania (now Oslo) from 1916 to 1921. In 1912, he received an assignment from the Fortidsminneforeningen for the investigation and restoration of historic Norwegian church interiors.[1][2][3][4]

Published works
  • Fredriksverns kirke og kirkegaard. Fredriksvern (Fredriksvern, 1926)
  • Norsk dekorativ maling fra reformasjonen til romantikken (Oslo, 1940)

Erdmann's book Norsk dekorativ maling fra reformasjonen til romantikken (Norwegian Decorative Painting from the Reformation to the Romantic Period) describes his experiences with restoration in many Norwegian churches, including Stavern Church, Røldal Stave Church, Skjeberg Church, Fluberg Church, and Drøbak Church, as well as the manor in Larvik (Herregården i Larvik) and the Norwegian Military Academy.[2][5]

References
  1. "Domenico Erdmann". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. Tore Kirkholt. Store norske leksikon: Domenico Juul Erdmann
  3. Dag Myklebust. "Domenico Erdmann". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. "Artist: Oscar Matthiesen". Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. "The Manor House In Larvik". soldrom.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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