Who painted “The wild Hunt of Odin”?

“The wild Hunt of Odin” was painted by Peter Nicolai Arbo in 1872. Where to see it: National Museum.

What to look for

Romanticism: Neoclassicism is cool and linear; Romanticism is turbulent and colourful. Realism, which followed, replaced drama with ordinary life.

Peter Nicolai Arbo (18 June 1831 – 14 October 1892) was a Norwegian historical painter, who specialized in portraits and large narrative scenes from Norwegian history and Norse mythology. Wikipedia

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More by Peter Nicolai Arbo

“Wild Hunt of Odin”, 1868
“Valkyrie”, 1865
“The Valkyrie”
“The Valkyrie”, 1869
“Homansbyen”, 1870
“Portrait”, 1860
“The Battle of Stamford Bridge”, 1870
“Self-portrait”, 1874