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Who painted it?
Who painted “Thor's Fight with the Giants”?
“Thor's Fight with the Giants” was painted by Mårten Eskil Winge in 1872. Where to see it: Nationalmuseum.
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What to look for
Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.
Mårten Eskil Winge (21 September 1825 – 22 April 1896) was a Swedish artist. He was a professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. Wikipedia
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More by Mårten Eskil Winge
- “Kraka”, 1862
- “Loke and Sigyn”, 1863
- “Hjalmar's Farewell To Orvar Odd After The Battle On Samsö”, 1866
- “Vikingascen”
- “After the Battle of Fyrisvall. Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Upper Hall of the NM”
- “Portrait of a Bearded Man”, 1862
- “Olav Trygvason and Sigrid Storråda”, 1868
- “Thor Takes The Great Mead's Cauldron from the Giants”, 1869