Berndt Godenhjelm

Training under Per Gustaf von Heideken is recorded. Ida Silfverberg, Victoria Åberg and Werner Holmberg are recorded as having studied under Berndt Godenhjelm. The recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and religious. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Saint Petersburg. Work by Berndt Godenhjelm is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Finnish National Gallery and Cygnaeus Gallery.

• Name — Berndt Godenhjelm • Birth Name — Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm • Born — 30 March 1799 • Birthplace — Mäntyharju, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire • Died — 14 December 1881 • Place of death — Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire • Field — Painting

Godenhjelm was born in Mäntyharju. His parents were the county surveyor Adolf Fredrik Godenhjelm and Maria Elizabeth Argillander. His wife was Alexandra Fredrika Hornborg (died 1871). Their son B. F. Godenhjelm became a teacher.

He studied landscape painting in Stockholm under Per Gustaf von Heideken, and later he studied copper drawing in Saint Petersburg. He initially began his career in the courts, where he worked as an articled clerks deputy judge in 1826. However soon after he transitioned to painting, primarily producing commissioned works for churches and portraits.

Berndt Godenhjelm is recorded as a citizen of Grand Duchy of Finland. Recorded with the occupation painter. Classed in the genre religious art. Classed in the genre portrait. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm, B. Godenhjelm and B. His recorded languages were Finnish and Swedish. One child is recorded: Bernhard Fredrik Godenhjelm.