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Encyclopedia > Carl Christian Anton Christensen
C.C.A. Christensen
"The Hill Cumorah" by C.C.A. Christensen depicting Joseph Smith, Jr. receiving the golden plates from Moroni.
Painting of the tarring and feathering of Joseph Smith by C.C.A. Christensen.

Carl Christian Anton Christensen (November 28, 1831July 3, 1912) was a Danish-American artist who is known for his paintings illustrating the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links The_Hill_Cumorah_by_C.C.A._Christensen. ... Image File history File links The_Hill_Cumorah_by_C.C.A._Christensen. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... An 1893 engraving of Joseph Smith receiving the Golden Plates and the Urim and Thummim from the angel Moroni. ... Bern Switzerland Temple Statue of Angel Moroni Moroni [mɔrounai], according to the Book of Mormon, was the last Nephite prophet and military commander who lived in North America in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Tarring and feathering is a physical punishment, at least as old as the Crusades, used to enforce formal justice in feudal Europe and informal justice in Europe and its colonies in the early modern period, as well as the early American frontier, mostly as a type of mob vengeance (compare... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ...


C.C.A. Christensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen. In 1850 he joined the LDS Church and subsequently served as a missionary in his native Denmark. In 1857 he emigrated to Utah, traveling with one of the handcart companies.[1] He is best known for his Mormon Panorama, a series of 23 large paintings that depict the history of the church. For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Senior Missionaries be merged into this article or section. ... // A statue commemorating Mormon handcart pioneers on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the LDS Church) to Salt Lake City, Utah, who used handcarts...


References

  1. ^ a b Nielson, Virginia K.. Carl Christian Anton Christensen. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • C.C.A. Christensen's Panorama Paintings
  • Article in Meridian Magazine
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