Andrew Lawrenceson Smith

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith also known as Anders Lauritzen Smith (born in Braco ca. 1620, dead ca. 1694 i Stavanger) was a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter and painter. He was married to Maren Knudsdatter.

He is one of the most notable artists from the Stavanger renaissance, well known for his works in the Stavanger Cathedral. When he moved to Norway, he first settled in Bergen, but later moved to a farm in Sola near Stavanger.Andrew Smith is seen as one of the leading representatives of the Cartilage baroque art period. It is known as Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings resemble the curves in a human ear.

In the 1650s he was appointed to make a new pulpit for Stavanger Cathedral. The stunningly beautiful pulpit was finished in 1658 and is seen as one of the most significant art works in Norway from the baroque art period. He also createdthe five epitaphs for the some of the priests and their families, in the nave and aisle of the medieval cathedral. He also created a nummber of important works of Christian art and church art in the Stavanger Region of Norway.

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