Tag: Norway

Nymphe surprise (c.1861)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Nymphe surprise (Surprised Nymph) c.1861 Oil on wooden board, 46 x 35.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Compare: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Étude pour La nymphe surprise 1861 Private collection     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) La Nymphe surprise 1861 Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos…

Charles XIV John (Sweden)

(1763–1844) Karl XIV Johan, born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte King of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Bernadotte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born January 26 1763 Pau (France) Died March 8 1844 Stockholm (Sweden) Wife Désirée Clary (1777-1860) Son Oscar I of…

Désirée Clary

(1777–1860) Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary Queen Desideria Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Désirée Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born November 8 1777 Marseille (France) Died December 17 1860 Stockholm (Sweden) Husband Charles XIV John…

The Sick Child (1885-1886)

Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Sick Child (Det Syke Barn) 1885–1886 Oil on canvas, 120 x 118.5 cm Nationalgalleriet, Oslo Edvard Munch used a simple composition for this sickbed scene, placing the main image in the centre and to the fore of…

The Scream (1910)

Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) The Scream (Der Schrei) probably 1910 Tempera and oil on cardboard, 83.5 × 66 cm Munch Museum, Oslo 5 things you should know about The Scream Written by: Ute Kuhleman Falck, curator at MUNCH It is one of the…

Self-Portrait in Hell (1903)

Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait in Hell (Selvportrett i helvete) 1903 Oil on canvas, 82 × 66 cm Munch Museum, Oslo In this period Munch embarks on a creative quest to reinvent himself as an artist. His images from the 1890s, suddenly seem outdated. As…

Self-Portrait (1895)

Munch, Edvard (1863-1944) Self-Portrait (Selvportrett) 1895 Lithograph, 458 × 314 mm Munch Museum, Oslo In the period before Munch makes this self-portrait, some of his most famous motifs are created, including The Scream, Vampire, Puberty and Madonna. He takes up printmaking, which gives…