#Scandinavia art

[museum-archives]

Apron

ARTIST: Artist unrecorded

PLACE MADE: SODERMANLAND, SWEDEN, Europe

MEDIUM: Wool, silk

[ratzinajar]

Norwegian Miku in Haugesund bunad : ) left drawing is a parody of Theodor Kittelsen's painting Kvitebjørn kong Valemon

[stevegiovinco]

Contemporary fine art show on the arctic in New York

I was honored to be included in an excellent exhibition, "Arctic Edge," a fine art photography show of work made in Greenland, Iceland and Finland.

[lionofchaeronea]

Night, the Church at Røros. Sketch for Night 1904, Harald Sohlberg, 1903

[illustratus]

Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton

[beatricecenci]

Jules Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1834-1912)

Ophélie

[diemelusine]

Boulevard in Paris (1885) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Turku Art Museum.

[lis-alis]

you know what? i completely forgot to post my November Scandinavian (kinda, this time) animal art!! Seals from Iceland, here you go

[mioritic]

Textile fragment with unicorn, deer, centaur, and lion

Scandinavia, ca. 1500

Cloisters collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art

[kald-dal-art]

Inktober Day 4

Been a while since Ive drawn nordic/scandinavian folk lore creatures, perhaps expect more this month 🫶

[museum-archives]

Bunad-hiiab

MAKER: Marianne Lambersoy

DATE: 2016

PLACE MADE: Stavanger, NORWAY

MEDIUM: Wool, linen, cotton, velcro

[vintagehomecollection]

For the past few centuries, immigrants have brought with them their knowledge of European folk art painting to decorate furniture, walls, and accessories for various types. This particular type of decoration, called rosemaling, evolved in Scandinavia during the early part of the eighteenth century and is, perhaps, the most exuberant of all forms of folk art.

The Good Housekeeping Complete Guide to Traditional American Decorating, 1982

[sleepytrashred]

Norwi !!!!1 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[lionofchaeronea]

In the Month of June, L.A. Ring, 1899

[illustratus]

The Sea Raiders by Albert Goodwin

Depicts four Snekkjas (Viking longships) at sea amidst a flock of seagulls

[beatricecenci]

Frederic William Burton (Irish, 1816-1909)

The Meeting on the Turret Stairs