Peder Per Veggum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peder Per Veggum

Norwegian painter

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1768

Place of Birth: Nord-Fron, Oppland, Norway

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1836

Profession: architect, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Peder Per Veggum (11 April 1768 – 15 April 1836) was a Norwegian artist associated with the decorative folk art of Rosemaling.
He was primarily known as a skilled and prolific rose painter (norsk rosemaler), but he was also a cabinet carpenter and woodcarver.Veggum was born at Nord-Fron in Oppland, Norway.
He was the son of Ole Olsen Leine (1726-1801) and Lisbet Nilsdatter Bjorge (1736-1813).
He grew up in Vågå and apprenticed at Roros in Sør-Trøndelag.
From 1797 he settled at Sel in the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal, where he practiced cabinetmaking, wood carvings and floral paintings.
He made and decorated cabinets, pantry, chests, and boxes.