#nationalmuseum

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Ernst Josephson (1851-1906) "David and Saul" (1878) Oil on canvas Located in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Tors strid med jättarna, Mårten Eskil Winge, 1872, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sverige

[vintage-treasures]

The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust. Oil on Canvas (1768) Dressing up and playing theatrical roles was a favorite pastime for the 18th-century upper classes. In this sweet Rococo portrait, Swedish artist Alexander Roslin (1718–1793) depicts his wife, the prominent French painter Marie-Suzanne Giroust, masquerading à la bolognaise, the style of Bologna, Italy.

Roslin, celebrated for his masterful ability to render textures, contrasted a dense black silk veil against delicate white lace and pink silk. Peeking out from behind her fan, Giroust uses it to stroke her cheek, a contemporary secret gesture meaning "I love you", a silent message intended directly for her husband while he painted her. Loc. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden. Dim. 65.0 cm x 54.0 cm (25.6 in x 21.3 in)

[dharmaart]

It's been quite a while since actually posted some art that I've seen in person. I was recently at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm where I got to see these lovely pieces. Definitely a good art museum, even just the building is a 10/10, but I must admit I still prefer the Gothenburg Museum of art.

From the top, left to right: Hannah Hirsch Pauli, Pine (Utö), 1910. Richard Bergh, Vision: scene from Visby, 1884. Ingeborg Westfelt-Eggertz, Motif from Meudon, 1887. Alf Wallander, Vas med valrossar, c. 1900. Julia Beck, The Last Ray of Sunshine, 1888. Karel Dujardin, Peasant Girl Milking a Cow, 1657-1659. Alexander Roslin, The Lady with the Veil (The Artist's Wife), 1768. Hugo Liisberg, Harpalt, c. 1942. Tyra Lundgren, Sköldpadda, 1939.

[7pleiades7]

Mercury, Herse, and Aglaurus (1767) by Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (French. 1724 – 1805), oil on canvas, 55 x 70 cm, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

[diemelusine]

Portrait of Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary, Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1830) by Fredric Westin. National Portrait Gallery (Sweden).

[velvetmasonry]

Gustav Vasa Enters Stockholm 1523 (1908) // Midwinter's Sacrifice (1915)

Carl Larsson

[horses-in-art-history]

Nils Kreuger: Fransk bygata med hästar, 1885, Nationalmuseum (Photo: Bodil Karlsson), public domain.

(Picture source for Fransk bygata med hästar)