Peasant Burial
Erik Werenskiold · 1880
Why it's great
Villagers carry a coffin through a snowy countryside, with mourners following in a long line. Erik Werenskiold, a Norwegian painter, painted this to show real Norwegian farm life without prettiness. It was celebrated as one of the first truly Norwegian paintings. It's a serious, moving picture.
Where to see it
📍 National Museum of Art, Architecture and DesignOslo, Norway
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Erik Werenskiold was born in Kongsvinger, Norway, and was one of the leading Norwegian painters of his generation. He is famous for his realistic scenes of Norwegian life and for illustrating Norwegian folk tales with Theodor Kittelsen. He also painted portraits of famous Norwegians. He died in Oslo in 1938.
