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Thor's Fight with the Giants

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Så kan en bilds betydelse förskjutas från att vara en symbol för frihet och upplysning till att bli en symbol för främlingsfientlighet och högerextremism. Från att vara en bild för en elit till att bli en kultbild inom en
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The painting was exhibited publicly at Nationalmuseum in 1872. It was received positively in the press and immediately drew large crowds; some people stood in line for hours to see it. The young
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characterized the painting in 1987 as an example of the national liberal movement using Norse motifs to extol democracy and the fight against ignorance.
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wrote a positive review in which he interpreted the subject matter as a depiction of truth's struggle against falsehood. The art historian
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movement, in which Norse myths and legends were frequently used as motifs. The painting was finished in 1872 and bought by King
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was regarded as the most important genre of art. He also belonged to the Swedish
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1872 Norse mythology painting by Mårten Eskil Winge
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Index


Swedish
Mårten Eskil Winge
Norse god
Thor
jötnar
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
Megingjörð
Mjölnir
Nationalmuseum
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
history painting
national liberal
Charles XV
August Strindberg
Bo Grandien
sv
Swastika (Germanic Iron Age)



"Galleriet"
Dagens Nyheter
the original
"Tor's Fight with the Giants"
Nationalmuseum
Categories
1872 paintings
Paintings of Norse myths
Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm

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