Haaken Gulleson
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Biography
Haaken Gulleson was a Swedish painter and workshop leader in the early 16th century. His signature is found on six sculptures in southern Norrland. He has long been considered to be solely a sculptor, but recent research has seen him as a painter. He didn't work alone but ran a workshop where his apprentices contributed to his work.
Biography
He lived in Enånger parish. His sculpture is in Enånger Old Church and is signed and dated in the year 1520. Another sculpture is a small Madonna image in the Bollnä church. A signed Madonna is in Forsa church and there is an altar screen in Njutånger church. There is one in Bjuråker church and the museum in Hälsingland.
The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, in Enånger Old Church, the old church of Enånger parish, Hälsingland
Nådastol (Throne of Grace/Throne of Mercy, Gnadenstuhl), Ljusdals kyrka
Nådastol (Throne of Grace/Throne of Mercy, Gnadenstuhl), Ljusdals kyrka (beskuren version/crop of previous)
The Virgin Mary in Ytterlännäs gamla kyrka, the Old Church of Ytterlännäs parish, Ångermanland
The Virgin Mary in Ytterlännäs gamla kyrka, the Old Church of Ytterlännäs parish, Ångermanland (modified version of previous)