The Amazing Midnight Sun in Paintings: Edvard Munch’s Summer Nights
Edvard Munch was fascinated by the Norwegian summer light which evokes both tranquillity and anxiety, two feelings that Munch tried to capture in his...
Magda Michalska 27 May 2025
#Norway
Ancient Treasures from the North: Viking Art
Vikings and their culture have interested us since the days of the Viking expansion. There are numerous TV shows about them and sports teams named...
Rachel Witte 2 May 2025
10 Nordic Women Artists You Should Know
Forget everything you know about Nordic culture just being about Vikings, IKEA, and excessive coffee consumption. The Nordic countries have produced...
Joanna Kaszubowska 7 April 2025
The Extreme North of Peder Balke
Norwegian painter Peder Balke (1804–1887) is an unjustly unknown name, obscure to most outside of Scandinavia. Classed as a Romantic painter,...
Edoardo Cesarino 3 April 2025
Anna Boberg—Self-Taught Painter of Lofoten Landscapes
Anna Boberg was a multidisciplinary self-taught artist active in Stockholm and Paris. She is best known for her arctic landscapes from Lofoten in...
Europeana 19 March 2025
Masterpiece Story: Madonna by Edvard Munch
The Norwegian painter Edvard Munch realized the colored lithograph Madonna in 1895. He is considered the precursor of Expressionism, therefore his...
Maia Heguiaphal 9 February 2025
Hunting for Northern Lights: Aurora Borealis in Art
With mesmerizing colors dancing in the night sky, witnessing an aurora must feel like being inside of a painting. What are the northern lights and...
Marta Wiktoria Bryll 20 January 2025
Edvard Munch’s Vampire: A Scary Femme Fatale or a Tender Lover?
Like The Scream or Madonna, Vampire is one of Edvard Munch’s most famous artworks. But what if we view it as something more than a folklore...
Guest Author 12 December 2024
Edvard Munch’s Life in Photos
Naturally, Edvard Munch is best known for his paintings. However, he was also one of the first of the generation of painters who dabbled in amateur...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2024
Edvard Munch and His Portrayals of Death
“Illness, madness, and death were the black angels that watched over my cradle and have since followed me through life,” Munch wrote in his...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2024
The Mysterious Street from Edvard Munch’s The Scream
The Scream by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It’s pretty obvious why – its expression and the way the pain and...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 December 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Railway Station by Alf Rolfsen
Steam, breath, and sweat combine into a pulsating cloud filling the railway station with energy and anticipation. Everyone is in motion either...
James W Singer 5 November 2024
