Ingeborg Receiving News of Hjalmar's Death from Orvar Odd
Artist/Maker
DatesSigned: Signed 1859
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 181 x 143 cm
Inventory numberNM 1222
AcqusitionBequest 1873 Karl XV
Other titlesTitle (sv): Ingeborg mottager av Orvar Odd underrättelsen om Hjalmars död Title (en): Ingeborg Receiving News of Hjalmar's Death from Orvar Odd
DescriptionDescription: The painting depicts the moment when the heroine in Orvar Odd’s saga receives her betrothed’s ring after he has been killed in battle. Ingeborg’s heart was ‘then riven by grief’ and the two lovers were placed in the same burial mound. Nationalmuseum’s collection includes many examples of how 19th-century historical painting was not just about war and violence, but also depicted individual women’s lives.
Exhibited
Motif categoryReligion/Mythology
Collection
TechniquePainting
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