'''Hegvald''' (also '''Hegwald''', '''Hegwaldr''', fl. c. 1175-1200) was a Romanesque stone sculptor of baptismal fonts, working on Gotland.<ref name="signum">{{cite book |last= Svanberg|first= Jan|language=sv|title= Signums svenska konsthistoria. Den romanska konsten.|year= 1995|publisher= Signum förlag|location= Lund|isbn= 91-87896-23-0|page=194}}</ref>
==Works== The name of Hegvald is derived from a rune inscription on one of the baptismal fonts attributed to the sculptor, but the name may also be that of a patron. On stylistic grounds, 11 baptismal fonts on Gotland have been attributed to the, in effect, anonymous master sculptor. He seems to have started as an apprentice in the workshop of the somewhat earlier Majestatis.<ref name="signum"/> His style is characterised by its mix between classic Romanesque and lingering Norse influences. The works attributed to Hegvald are expressive on the verge of grotesque, somewhat vernacular and typically sculpting covers the whole of the font, including the base and foot.<ref name="signum"/><ref name="amanda">{{cite web |url= http://www.lexikonettamanda.se/show.php?aid=16732|title= Hegwaldr|language=sv|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher= Konstnärslexikonett Amanda|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="svuppb">{{cite web|url=http://svenskuppslagsbok.se/20855/hegvald/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130720080734/http://svenskuppslagsbok.se/20855/hegvald/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2013 |title=Hegvald |language=sv |publisher=Svensk Uppslagsbok (1955) |access-date=20 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="guteinfo">{{cite web |url= http://www.guteinfo.com/?id=2222|title= Gotländska stenmästare, skulptur, Gotland|language=sv|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher= Guteinfo.com|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref>
Baptismal fonts from his atelier can be found in När, Sjonhem, Stånga, Halla and Etelhem churches, all on Gotland, as well as in the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. He is also attributed as the artist of a triumphal cross in Vänge Church, also on Gotland.<ref name="amanda"/><ref name="guteinfo"/> The choir portal of Fardhem Church is also attributed to Hegvald.<ref name="signum"/>
==Gallery== <gallery class="center"> File:Staanga-kyrka-Gotland-dopfunt1.jpg|Font in Stånga church, Gotland File:Nordenskirker Halla(23).jpg|Font in Halla church, Gotland File:Naer-kyrka-Gotland-dopfunt2.jpg|Font in När church, Gotland File:Fardhems-kyrka-Gotland-portal1.jpg|Choir portal of Fardhem church, Gotland </gallery>
==See also== * Byzantios * Calcarius * Majestatis * Sigraf
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Romanesque artists Category:12th-century Swedish people Category:12th-century sculptors