Public Domain Images: Trädet och flodkröken III (Bois-le-Roi), oil on canvas painting (1877) by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Hill (1849-1911), currently located at Nationalmuseum Stockholm (National Museum of Fine Arts, the national gallery of Sweden).
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Friday, August 13, 2010
Swedish Gilded Silver Bridal Crown
Public Domain Photo: Gilded silver bridal crown by Swedish master goldsmith Bo Stefan with photos of four brides who had worn it in the period between 1938 and 1978. The brides are Eva Sterner (Mrs. C. J. Stefan Ridderstedt), Birgit Anderson (Mrs. C. Erik Ridderstedt), Märta Enbäck (Mrs. R. Stig Stefanson) and Ingegärd Stefanson (Mrs. Arne Klum), photo taken at the Church of Sweden, Täby, Sweden.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Model Writing Postcards by Carl Larsson
Image: The Model Writing Postcards (titles in other languages - Français: Le modèle écrit des cartes postales, Svenska: Modellen skriver vykort), a 1906 watercolor painting by Swedish painter and interior designer Carl Larsson (1853-1919), dimensions 68 cm x 100 cm (26.77 in x 39.37 in), located at Thielska galleriet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Nils Möllerberg's Pomona in Lund, Sweden
PD Photo: Nils Möllerberg's Pomona Statue in Stadsparken (City Park) in Lund, Scania, southern Sweden.
Nils Möllerberg (1892-1954) was a Swedish sculptor, painter and graphic artist. He was the son of Carl Möllerberg, who was a fruit grower and photographer in Tomarp outside Kristianstad in southern Sweden, where Möllerberg settled back at 56 years of age. From 16 years of age he was apprenticed to senior artists in Copenhagen. He lived in Paris between 1919 and 1928 and was influenced by artists such as Aristide Maillol and Auguste Rodin, whose influence is particularly evident in his female figures.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Leda och svanen, sculpture by Helge Högbom
Photo: Public fountain ‘Leda och svanen’ (Leda and the Swan), sculpture by Helge Högbom, located in central Eslöv, Sweden.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Venus van Cythera by Jan Massys
Image: Venus van Cythera (1561), oil on wood painting by Flemish painter Jan Massys (1510-1575), dimensions 133 cm x 156 cm, currently at Nationalmuseum (or National Museum of Fine Arts), the national gallery of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm.





