The bronze likeness of Carl von Linné in Stockholm's Humlegården

Humlegården, situated in the heart of Stockholm, is home to Linnémonumentet, a sculpture group featuring Carl von Linné. Sculpted by Frithiof Kjellberg and unveiled in 1885, the monument was a commission from Kungliga Vetenskapsakademin. Initially planned for placement outside the Academy's Westmanska Palatset, in front of Adolf Fredriks kyrka, Frithiof Kjellberg instead proposed Humlegården, which received approval in 1878.

Linnémonumentet depicts Linné as an elderly scientist. In the monument, Linné holds the book Systema naturae and his favorite flower, the linnea. Kjellberg used Alexander Roslin's famous portrait of Linné as a model, clothing the scientist in a heavy cloak with deep folds to provide the statue with greater plastic weight and calmer contours.

On the pedestal sit four female figures symbolizing botany, zoology, medicine, and mineralogy. Botany is provided with a flower and a magnifying glass, medicine with a Hygieia's vase, mineralogy with a crystal and a manuscript, while zoology holds a butterfly in one hand.

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