Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Thomas Fearnley
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Labro Falls at Kongsberg
(1837):
Man cannot
control nature or his destiny. The landscape in this painting is devoid of
people—the only sign of humanity is the jumble of sawn logs in the fore-
ground. A wary eagle perched on one log seems to be saying, “While you can
cut these trees, they'll always be mine.”
• Facing this painting, turn left into Room N.
AdolphTidemandandHansGude
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The Bridal Voyage
(1848):
This
famous painting shows the ultimate Norwegian scene: a wedding party with
everyone decked out in traditional garb, heading for the stave church on the
quintessential fjord (Hardanger). It's a studio work (not real) and a collabor-
ation: Hans Gude painted the landscape, and Adolph Tidemand painted the
people. Study their wedding finery. This work trumpets the greatness of both
the landscape and Norwegian culture.
• Also in Room N are examples of...
The Photographic Eye
At the end of the 19th century, Norwegian painters traded the emotions of
Romanticism for more slice-of-life detail. This was the end of the Romantic
