Midvinterblot
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Midvinterblot is a monumental 1915 painting by Swedish artist Carl Larsson depicting a dramatic scene of Norse pagan sacrifice in a Viking-era temple.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midvinterblot canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Norse mythology
NERFINISHED
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Ynglinga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| creator | Carl Larsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
King Domalde
NERFINISHED
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Norse pagan sacrifice ⓘ Uppsala temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking Age temple ⓘ Viking ships ⓘ priests ⓘ procession ⓘ snow ⓘ warriors ⓘ winter landscape ⓘ |
| depictsCulture | Old Norse religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsDeity | Norse gods (implied) ⓘ |
| depictsTime | Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Carl Larsson’s memoirs
ⓘ
Nationalmuseum catalogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Norse mythology in art
ⓘ
mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | visual representations of Norse mythology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central sacrificial scene
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crowd of onlookers ⓘ royal figure to be sacrificed ⓘ temple interior ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Swedish ⓘ |
| location | Nationalmuseum, Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human sacrifice
ⓘ
religious ritual ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | National Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Carl Larsson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swedish national art heritage ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
later acquired by Nationalmuseum
ⓘ
rejected by Nationalmuseum jury ⓘ |
| title | Midvinterblot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Midwinter Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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