Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent
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"Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent" is a dramatic 18th-century painting by Henry Fuseli depicting the Norse god Thor’s fierce battle with the world-encircling sea serpent Jörmungandr.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic
ⓘ
expressive ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norse myth of Thor and Jörmungandr ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
dark
ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Henry Fuseli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johann Heinrich Füssli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| culturalContext | European Romantic interest in myth ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jörmungandr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midgard Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Thor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Jörmungandr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsDeity | Thor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Ragnarök-related myth
ⓘ
Thor’s battle with the Midgard Serpent ⓘ |
| depictsMythicalCreature |
sea serpent
ⓘ
world-encircling serpent ⓘ |
| depictsMythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsWeapon | Thor’s hammer Mjölnir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
ⓘ
mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
apocalyptic battle
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ struggle between gods and monsters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Norse literary sources
ⓘ
classical history painting ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Midgard Serpent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Romantic art
ⓘ
Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalContext | cosmic ocean surrounding Midgard ⓘ |
| portrays |
physical strength of Thor
ⓘ
stormy sea ⓘ violent combat ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
fury
ⓘ
terror ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mythological battle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| title | Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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