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| Keywords: Midvinterblot (Carl Larsson) - Nationalmuseum - 32534.tif Artwork Creator Carl Larsson The painting shows a naked man with his head held high standing on a gilded sleigh drawn by four strong men two pulling and two pushing A one-eyed priest is shown in the centre of the picture with the hammer of the pagan God Thor raised above his head In front of the priest with his back to us is the executioner wearing a red cloak His head is bowed The knife he is holding is hidden from the victim on the sleigh but we realize that at any moment he will drive it into the exposed chest of the naked man The venue that Carl Larsson has created for the sacrifice is the pagan temple in Gamla Uppsala The royal victim is the mystical King Domald and the story is taken from the famous Old Norse Prose Edda written in Iceland by Snorre Sturlasson early in the 13th century Snorre claims that Domald was sacrificed in order to appease the gods and to bring to an end several years of failed harvests There is no other evidence that Domald ever existed When Carl Larsson had completed his painting showing Gustav Vasa's entry into Stockholm there was just one wall panel left empty at the museum It is not surprising that Car Larsson also wanted to fill it And without the museum commissioning a painting or organizing a competition Carl Larsson submitted a design of his own in 1911 As a contrast to midsummer which was portrayed in the Gustav Vasa panel he chose as his subject a Midwinter Sacrifice from Viking times And as a complement to the royal triumph of Gustav Vasa he proposed a picture of a king being sacrificed for the good of his people The sketch gave rise to vociferous criticism when it was exhibited at the Nationalmuseum in 1911 Experts accused Carl Larsson of mixing together items from different periods of history His vision was historically incorrect Added to which historical painting such as the proposed Midwinter Sacrifice had become less fashionable As opposition to his proposed painting grew so did Carl Larsson's determination to carry out the project As the most celebrated painter in Sweden he invested all his artistic prestige and he completed the vast painting at his own expense The 80m2 canvas was temporarily hung in the museum in 1915 But after much debate all the way up to cabinet level the painting was refused It was taken down and following the death of Carl Larsson in 1919 was shown at the Museum of Sketches in Lund for almost 40 years In 1983 the Midwinter Sacrifice was shown in Stockholm for the first time since 1915 It was borrowed for an exhibition on myths at the Museum of National Antiquities Following this exhibition the painting was sold by the heirs of Carl Larsson to a Swedish art dealer The Nationalmuseum refused an opportunity of buying the painting The Museum of National Antiquities was interested in acquiring it but could not afford the price A national collection to purchase the Midwinter Sacrifice was discussed but came to nothing At the same time there was lively discussion in the press as to whether the painting ought to hang in the Nationalmuseum or not Some people claimed that it did not have the artistic quality that one could demand of a work hung in the Nationalmuseum Nor was the Old Norse subject matter relevant to the Nationalmuseum in that the historical collections had been removed in the 1930s to form the Museum of National Antiquities In 1987 the Midwinter Sacrifice was sold at auction in London It was acquired by a Japanese collector who greatly admired the painting It was generally assumed that Sweden had now lost the painting But when the Nationalmuseum celebrated its bicentenary in 1992 with a major Carl Larsson exhibition the Midwinter Sacrifice was borrowed from its Japanese owner It was displayed in the entrance hall for the first time since 1915 Three-hundred thousand visitors saw the exhibition and a majority of them were positive towards the Midwinter Sacrifice In 1997 after lengthy negotiations and thanks to generous financial help from private donors and foundations the Nationalmuseum was able to purchase Carl Larsson's Midwinter Sacrifice Målningen visar en naken man som står med huvudet högt på en förgylld släde dragen av fyra starka män två som drar och två som skjuter på I mitten av bilden står en enögd präst med Tors hammare lyft över huvudet Framför prästen med ryggen mot oss står bödeln i en röd mantel Hans huvud är böjt Kniven han håller döljs för offret på släden men vi inser att han när som helst kommer att köra in den i den nakna mannens blottade bröst Den plats som Carl Larsson skapat för offret är det hedniska templet i Gamla Uppsala Det kungliga offret är den mystiska kung Domald och historien är hämtad från den berömda fornnordiska Prosaiska Eddan Snorres Edda skriven på Island av Snorre Sturlasson i början av 1200-talet Snorre hävdar att Domald offrades för att blidka gudarna och få slut på flera års missväxt Det finns inga andra bevis för att Domald någonsin existerat När Carl Larsson hade avslutat sin målning som visar Gustav Vasas intåg i Stockholm fanns bara en tom vägg kvar på museet Det är inte överraskande att Carl Larsson ville måla även den Och utan att museet hade beställt en målning eller organiserat en tävling lämnade Carl Larsson in ett eget förslag 1911 I motsats till midsommarmotivet som avbildades i målningen av Gustav Vasa valde han ett midvinterblot från vikingatiden som motiv Och som ett komplement till Gustav Vasas kungliga triumf föreslog han en målning som avbildade en kung som offras för sitt folk Skissen gav upphov till högljudd kritik när den visades på Nationalmuseum 1911 Experter anklagade Carl Larsson för att blanda ihop föremål från olika historiska perioder Hans vision var historiskt inkorrekt Dessutom var historiska målningar som den föreslagna Midvinterblot inte längre på modet Allteftersom motståndet mot hans föreslagna målning ökade så ökade Carl Larssons beslutsamhet att genomföra projektet Han investerade hela sin konstnärliga prestige som Sverige mest berömda målare och han avslutade målningen på egen bekostnad Duken på 80 kvm hängde tillfälligt i museet 1915 Men efter mycket debatterande ända upp på regeringsnivå refuserades målningen Den togs ner och efter Carl Larssons död 1919 visades den på Skissernas museum i Lund i nästan 40 år header The painting shows a naked man with his head held high standing on a gilded sleigh drawn by four strong men two pulling and two pushing A one-eyed priest is shown in the centre of the picture with the hammer of the pagan God Thor raised above his head In front of the priest with his back to us is the executioner wearing a red cloak His head is bowed The knife he is holding is hidden from the victim on the sleigh but we realize that at any moment he will drive it into the exposed chest of the naked man The venue that Carl Larsson has created for the sacrifice is the pagan temple in Gamla Uppsala The royal victim is the mystical King Domald and the story is taken from the famous Old Norse Prose Edda written in Iceland by Snorre Sturlasson early in the 13th century Snorre claims that Domald was sacrificed in order to appease the gods and to bring to an end several years of failed harvests There is no other evidence that Domald ever existed When Carl Larsson had completed his painting showing Gustav Vasa's entry into Stockholm there was just one wall panel left empty at the museum It is not surprising that Car Larsson also wanted to fill it And without the museum commissioning a painting or organizing a competition Carl Larsson submitted a design of his own in 1911 As a contrast to midsummer which was portrayed in the Gustav Vasa panel he chose as his subject a Midwinter Sacrifice from Viking times And as a complement to the royal triumph of Gustav Vasa he proposed a picture of a king being sacrificed for the good of his people The sketch gave rise to vociferous criticism when it was exhibited at the Nationalmuseum in 1911 Experts accused Carl Larsson of mixing together items from different periods of history His vision was historically incorrect Added to which historical painting such as the proposed Midwinter Sacrifice had become less fashionable As opposition to his proposed painting grew so did Carl Larsson's determination to carry out the project As the most celebrated painter in Sweden he invested all his artistic prestige and he completed the vast painting at his own expense The 80m2 canvas was temporarily hung in the museum in 1915 But after much debate all the way up to cabinet level the painting was refused It was taken down and following the death of Carl Larsson in 1919 was shown at the Museum of Sketches in Lund for almost 40 years In 1983 the Midwinter Sacrifice was shown in Stockholm for the first time since 1915 It was borrowed for an exhibition on myths at the Museum of National Antiquities Following this exhibition the painting was sold by the heirs of Carl Larsson to a Swedish art dealer The Nationalmuseum refused an opportunity of buying the painting The Museum of National Antiquities was interested in acquiring it but could not afford the price A national collection to purchase the Midwinter Sacrifice was discussed but came to nothing At the same time there was lively discussion in the press as to whether the painting ought to hang in the Nationalmuseum or not Some people claimed that it did not have the artistic quality that one could demand of a work hung in the Nationalmuseum Nor was the Old Norse subject matter relevant to the Nationalmuseum in that the historical collections had been removed in the 1930s to form the Museum of National Antiquities In 1987 the Midwinter Sacrifice was sold at auction in London It was acquired by a Japanese collector who greatly admired the painting It was generally assumed that Sweden had now lost the painting But when the Nationalmuseum celebrated its bicentenary in 1992 with a major Carl Larsson exhibition the Midwinter Sacrifice was borrowed from its Japanese owner It was displayed in the entrance hall for the first time since 1915 Three-hundred thousand visitors saw the exhibition and a majority of them were positive towards the Midwinter Sacrifice In 1997 after lengthy negotiations and thanks to generous financial help from private donors and foundations the Nationalmuseum was able to purchase Carl Larsson's Midwinter Sacrifice Målningen visar en naken man som står med huvudet högt på en förgylld släde dragen av fyra starka män två som drar och två som skjuter på I mitten av bilden står en enögd präst med Tors hammare lyft över huvudet Framför prästen med ryggen mot oss står bödeln i en röd mantel Hans huvud är böjt Kniven han håller döljs för offret på släden men vi inser att han när som helst kommer att köra in den i den nakna mannens blottade bröst Den plats som Carl Larsson skapat för offret är det hedniska templet i Gamla Uppsala Det kungliga offret är den mystiska kung Domald och historien är hämtad från den berömda fornnordiska Prosaiska Eddan Snorres Edda skriven på Island av Snorre Sturlasson i början av 1200-talet Snorre hävdar att Domald offrades för att blidka gudarna och få slut på flera års missväxt Det finns inga andra bevis för att Domald någonsin existerat När Carl Larsson hade avslutat sin målning som visar Gustav Vasas intåg i Stockholm fanns bara en tom vägg kvar på museet Det är inte överraskande att Carl Larsson ville måla även den Och utan att museet hade beställt en målning eller organiserat en tävling lämnade Carl Larsson in ett eget förslag 1911 I motsats till midsommarmotivet som avbildades i målningen av Gustav Vasa valde han ett midvinterblot från vikingatiden som motiv Och som ett komplement till Gustav Vasas kungliga triumf föreslog han en målning som avbildade en kung som offras för sitt folk Skissen gav upphov till högljudd kritik när den visades på Nationalmuseum 1911 Experter anklagade Carl Larsson för att blanda ihop föremål från olika historiska perioder Hans vision var historiskt inkorrekt Dessutom var historiska målningar som den föreslagna Midvinterblot inte längre på modet Allteftersom motståndet mot hans föreslagna målning ökade så ökade Carl Larssons beslutsamhet att genomföra projektet Han investerade hela sin konstnärliga prestige som Sverige mest berömda målare och han avslutade målningen på egen bekostnad Duken på 80 kvm hängde tillfälligt i museet 1915 Men efter mycket debatterande ända upp på regeringsnivå refuserades målningen Den togs ner och efter Carl Larssons död 1919 visades den på Skissernas museum i Lund i nästan 40 år date Olja på duk Size cm 1360 640 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm accession number 32534 NM 6971 place of creation Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1919 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Midvinterblot | ||||