page_title: Robert Wilhelm Ekman
section_title: Court Painter and a Teacher
hierarchical_section_title: Robert Wilhelm Ekman / Court Painter and a Teacher
caption_attribution_description: English: Medallion portrait sculptures on the main facade of the Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland. Portrait of finnish artist Robert Wilhelm Ekman by Ville Vallgren, unveiled in 1887.Suomi: Taiteilijamedaljongit, Ateneumin julkisivuveistokset, Helsinki. Ville Vallgrenin muotokuva suomalaisesta taidemaalari Robert Wilhelm Ekmanista, paljastettu 1887.
context_page_description: Robert Wilhelm Ekman, a.k.a. R. W. Ekman, was a significant teacher and painter of the Finnish romantic portraits and early national romanticism.
context_section_description: Upon returning to Stockholm, Ekman was dubbed as an agré (member candidate) and was accepted as a member of the academy in 1844. The title included the one of royal court and history painter. In 1845 Ekman returned to Turku, where he began decorating the Turku Cathedral with wall paintings. The laborious fresco were finished in 1854. Additionally, he completed over 30 church altarpieces during his career including works at Helsinki (1846–1848), Sääksmäki (1847), Viitasaari (1849), Sauvon (1853), Oulu (1859), Tammela (1860), Vaasa (1861), Pori (1863), Paimio (1865), Tyrvää (1866) and Perelt (1871).
  Having lived in Finland for ten years, Ekman regained Finnish citizenship in 1855. Having moved to Turku, Ekman started working on art education with master painter Carl Gustaf Söderstrand (1800–1862). In 1846 the Turku School of Drawing was founded and led by Ekman until his death. He died at Turku during 1873.
caption: Medallion of Ekman on the facade of Ateneum by Ville Vallgren, 1887
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