The statue of the Three Blacksmiths is a sculpture by Felix Nylund, located in the Three Blacksmiths Square at the intersection of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. This realistic statue, unveiled in 1932, depicts three naked blacksmiths hammering on an anvil.
Of the three blacksmiths depicted, one is a master blacksmith holding an iron on the floor. The other two blacksmiths are hammering the iron. Nylund used wrestlers from the Jyry gymnastics and sports club as models for the blacksmiths’ bodies. The face of the blacksmith is that of the poet Arvid Mörne, the face of the blacksmith holding up the hammer is that of Nylund himself and the face of the blacksmith holding down the hammer is that of the sculptor Aku Nuutinen. It is said that the mason Paavo Koskinen and the policeman Sundström posed as models.
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A city I would love to see and I would go see this piece of art. Off topic a bit, but we have a old town in the foothills that has a blacksmith that you can watch work. Most entertaining.
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Nice post would love to go there and see it in person :-)
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That's amazing, it must have been incredible to see in person. What a talented sculptor!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool and beautiful too!
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to visit the Nordic countries and I'd love to see this in person.
ReplyDeleteI would love to go anywhere... just can't afford it plus I dont' walk so good, just a mite disabled. :( LOVE YOU PICS! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!
ReplyDeleteMom would love to go back to Helsinki. It is a nice place and there is a lot to see, in the summer.
ReplyDeleteWow I bet it was even more awesome in person.
ReplyDeleteI don't think a blacksmith should work naked. :)XO
ReplyDeleteImpressive statue and it's nice where it is placed.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this place, unknown for me.
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Wonderful sculptures of the Blacksmiths and great photo ~ thanks,
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The craftsmanship is incredible!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see it in person.
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What an incredible statue! I really should visit Helsinki one day.
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