{"product_id":"peter-nicolai-arbo-wild-hunt-of-odin-1872-art-poster","title":"Peter Nicolai Arbo: The Wild Hunt of Odin (1872)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dramatic Norwegian art poster featuring Peter Nicolai Arbo's \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Hunt of Odin\u003c\/em\u003e from 1872. Riders, gods and restless spirits surge across the night sky in one of the most powerful paintings inspired by Norse mythology and Norwegian folklore.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted locally on heavyweight matte paper, as close to you as possible. Typical delivery time: 2–5 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMythological masterpiece by Peter Nicolai Arbo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePainted in 1872\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInspired by the Norwegian legend of Åsgårdsreien\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic horses, spectral riders and storm-lit clouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on 200 gsm premium matte paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFSC-certified paper from responsibly managed sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in five sizes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA storm of riders across the sky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA dark procession tears through the clouds above a moonlit landscape. Horses rear and charge, cloaks whip in the wind, and spectral figures press forward through smoke and cold light. Arbo gives the scene the force of a violent storm, with the entire composition moving diagonally across the canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting draws the eye from the frightened human figures below towards the supernatural hunt overhead. Light breaks through the darkness in sharp flashes, revealing faces, weapons, ravens and straining horses before they disappear into shadow again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Wild Hunt in Norwegian folklore\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eÅsgårdsreien, also known in older tradition as Oskoreia, was imagined as a dangerous band of dead souls riding through the night. The procession was especially associated with the dark part of the year and the period around Christmas. Anyone who heard it approaching was advised to seek shelter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nasjonalmuseet.no\/en\/collection\/object\/NG.M.00258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eNational Museum of Norway\u003c\/a\u003e, Arbo combined folklore, Norse mythology, archaeological knowledge and National Romantic poetry when developing the motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Through the nightly air stampedes a train of frothing black horses.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfooter\u003eJohan Sebastian Welhaven, \u003cem\u003eAsgaardsreien\u003c\/em\u003e (1844), quoted by the National Museum of Norway.\u003c\/footer\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWelhaven's poem and Arbo's vision\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohan Sebastian Welhaven's poem \u003cem\u003eAsgaardsreien\u003c\/em\u003e helped popularise the legend during the nineteenth century. Arbo transformed the poem's rushing horses and ghostly company into a monumental image that could be read as folklore, mythology and national history at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe final painting includes Odin's ravens and Thor, who drives forward with his hammer raised while the goats Tanngnjost and Tanngrisne pull his chariot. The host surrounding them consists of mythical figures and restless dead, woven together in a scene shaped by nineteenth-century ideas about the Nordic past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom early study to monumental painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArbo explored the subject over several years. An early study dates from around 1861, and he completed a large version in 1868. The best-known painting was created in Paris in 1872 and acquired by the National Museum that same year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished work measures more than two metres across. Its scale, turbulent movement and theatrical contrasts helped make \u003cem\u003eÅsgårdsreien\u003c\/em\u003e one of Arbo's principal works and one of the defining images of Norwegian National Romanticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Peter Nicolai Arbo\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Nicolai Arbo was born at Gulskogen near Drammen in 1831. He studied in Copenhagen and Düsseldorf and became known for historical and mythological scenes filled with horses, riders and intense movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArbo lived in Paris from 1863 to 1874, where French history and battle painting influenced his compositions. \u003cem\u003eÅsgårdsreien\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eValkyrie\u003c\/em\u003e are among his best-known works. Read more in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/snl.no\/Peter_Nicolai_Arbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eStore norske leksikon's biography of Peter Nicolai Arbo\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArtwork details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArtist\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeter Nicolai Arbo (1831–1892)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNorwegian title\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cem\u003eÅsgårdsreien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eEnglish title\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wild Hunt of Odin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDate\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1872\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOriginal medium\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOriginal dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e166 × 240.5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSubject\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Wild Hunt in Norwegian folklore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStyle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorwegian National Romanticism\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCollection\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNational Museum of Norway, Oslo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInventory number\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNG.M.00258\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAcquired\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1872\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCentimetres\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eInches\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 × 40 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 × 16″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 × 50 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 × 20″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 × 70 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 28″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 × 90 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 × 36″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70 × 100 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 × 40″\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eNorse mythology for a distinctive interior\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe deep blue-black sky, fiery highlights and racing figures give this poster a commanding presence. It works especially well in a living room, study, library or atmospheric gallery wall with dark wood, leather and natural textiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover more historical paintings and Nordic legends in our \u003ca href=\"\/en-se\/collections\/norway\"\u003ecollection of Norwegian art\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is Åsgårdsreien?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÅsgårdsreien is the Norwegian form of the Wild Hunt, a supernatural procession of restless dead and mythical riders believed to travel through the night sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho painted The Wild Hunt of Odin?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting was created by the Norwegian artist Peter Nicolai Arbo in 1872.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat inspired the painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArbo drew on Norwegian folklore, Norse mythology, archaeological research and Johan Sebastian Welhaven's poem \u003cem\u003eAsgaardsreien\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the original painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original belongs to the National Museum of Norway in Oslo and is registered as NG.M.00258.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat paper is the poster printed on?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster is printed on heavyweight 200 gsm matte paper with a smooth, non-reflective surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIs a frame included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The frame is not included, allowing you to choose one that suits the poster and your interior.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hygge by Scandinavia","offers":[{"title":"30x40 cm \/ 12x16″","offer_id":56171383751043,"sku":"1ccff948-d49b-4e97-97d0-7319b5d8c8a2","price":274.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x50 cm \/ 16x20″","offer_id":56171383783811,"sku":"676fca5f-825c-40f3-8202-36410097627b","price":294.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm \/ 20x28″","offer_id":56171383816579,"sku":"1566bc9a-988c-4584-9ff9-85a812080b3b","price":392.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm \/ 24x36″","offer_id":57138818449795,"sku":"2d4043e0-5552-4469-b45d-4930c2ac5648","price":441.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm \/ 28x40″","offer_id":56171383849347,"sku":"0f205e02-6229-4d8d-b3b9-7c9490d16ffe","price":490.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/8640\/8323\/files\/576b1479-d5ab-47fa-9a30-aedcc764ad86.webp?v=1784203372","url":"https:\/\/hyggebyscandinavia.com\/en-se\/products\/peter-nicolai-arbo-wild-hunt-of-odin-1872-art-poster","provider":"Hygge By Scandinavia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}