The wild Hunt of Odin
Peter Nicolai Arbo · 1872
Peter Nicolai Arbo
Norway · 1831–1892
Peter Nicolai Arbo was a Norwegian historical painter, who specialized in portraits and large narrative scenes from Norwegian history and Norse mythology. His best known work is The Wild Hunt of Odin (Oslo), a dramatic subject based on the Wild Hunt legend and Valkyrie, the two versions of which (in Stockholm and Oslo) depict a female figure from Norse mythology.
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The wild Hunt of Odin
Peter Nicolai Arbo · 1872
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
The Wild Hunt of Odin is an 1872 painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo. It depicts the Wild Hunt from Scandinavian folklore and is based on a poem by Johan Sebastian Welhaven. The painting is in the collection of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo.
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