Johan Alm

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Johan Alm (1728–1810) was a Finnish painter and field sergeant.

Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of Vaasa. Alm's son Immanuel Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen. Alm was also responsible for ceilings and other interior works at churches in Kvevlax and Isokyrö.[1]

Further reading[edit]

  • Kari Appelgren (1974). Johan Alm : hantverksmålare i Vasa på 1700-talet / Kari Appelgren. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (in Swedish). Helsinki: Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. ISBN 951-9017-08-9. ISSN 0039-6842. Wikidata Q113528500.

References[edit]

  • Some of this material was translated from the Finnish Wikipedia article [fi]
  • Appelgren, Kari: Johan Alm, Hantverksmålare i Vasa på 1700-talet, 1974