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his or her own way of confronting death. Their faces speak volumes about the
life of toil here. A common thread in Norwegian art is the cycle—the tough
cycle—of life. There's also an interest in everyday experiences. Burial at Sea
may not always be on display. If it's not here, you may instead see a similar
canvas, Erik Werenskiold's A Peasant Burial (1885).
Also in this room may be another Krohg painting, I Leden (1892), which
is notable for non-artistic reasons: It was on loan to one of the Oslo buildings
that was damaged in the July 2011 car bombing (see sidebar on here ) . The
painting was badly damaged, but has since been repaired. You may see the
painting, along with a small exhibit about how the canvas, shredded by a mad-
man, has been lovingly repaired.
• Continue through Room R and into Room S.
Atmosphere
Landscape painters were often fascinated by the phenomena of nature, and
the artwork in this room takes us back to this ideal from the Romantic Age.
Painters were challenged by capturing atmospheric conditions at a specific
moment, since it meant making quick sketches outdoors, before the weather
changed yet again.