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Oil painting of a bearded scholar in a black cloak reading at a desk beside a skull and stacked books.

Absorbed in his Studies

Eilif Peterssen, 1874

Oil painting of a reclining nude woman in a yellow head wrap resting on a green cushion, with loose ochre brushwork behind he

Recumbent Modell

Helmer Osslund, 1919

Painting of a white swan defending its nest of eggs from a brown spaniel among leafy plants and woodland.

Water Spaniel Surprising a Swan on its Nest

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1740

Still life of sliced ham on a pewter dish, a white tureen, a bowl of berries, bread and a knife on a dark ledge.

Still Life with Ham on a Pewter Dish, a Faience Set and a Bowl of Gooseberries and Red Currants

Pehr Hilleström

Painting of bare trees in the foreground, a pale marsh with water, and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Torne Marsh in Spring

Elderly man in dark coat and bowler hat stands with a cane by a white house in snowy winter yard.

At the Old House

L.A. Ring, 1919

Painting of an elegant 18th-century interior with musicians playing violin, cello and harpsichord before seated listeners.

Gustavian Style Interior with a Musical Party

Pehr Hilleström, 1779

Painting of a calm lake with trees, a rowboat, and distant red-roofed buildings under a pale sky.

Dosseringen seen toward Österbro

Christen Købke, 1836

Painting of rocky skerries and blue channels of water under a cloudy sky, stretching to a distant horizon.

The Gåsö Skerries

Carl Wilhelmson

Interior of an elegant room with two seated women in black, children playing with dogs, and paintings on the walls.

Interior, called "Rubens' salon"

Frans Francken the Younger

Grayscale landscape painting of rocky terrain, spruce forest, and a lone tree beneath a stormy sky with distant hills.

Landscape. Motif from Telemarken

Gustav Adolph Mordt, 1850

Painting of a dark windmill on a hilltop with a lone figure beside it, a dirt path winding through rocky green terrain.

The Windmill

Carl Wilhelmson

Painting of dark blue waves breaking into white foam over a pale sandy shore under a grey sky.

In the Stockholm Archipelago

J.A.G. Acke, 1910

Oil sketch of nude and draped classical figures before a tent, with a lyre player, helmeted warriors and a sea landscape.

Achilles Receiving in his Tent the Envoys of Agamemnon

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1801

Painting of two nude women bathing outdoors among trees and foliage, one seated drying herself and one standing with a white

Femmes au bain

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1915

Dark painted landscape of a leaning tree trunk over a river, with a cave opening in a rocky cliff and a small climbing figure

Landscape from La Source Bleue

Gustave Courbet, 1872

Three men in 18th-century dress with blue sashes study a map on a gilded table beside a globe and bookshelves.

King Gustav III of Sweden and his Brothers

Alexander Roslin, 1771

Painting of a sunny hillside meadow with a stream over rocks, resting sheep, and a distant ridge under a blue sky with clouds

View from the Black Forest

Hans Thoma, 1893

Painting of a rocky coastline with grassy cliffs, breaking waves, and a calm sea under a pale cloudy sky.

The Coast at Gréville

Jean-François Millet

Painting of Venus bathing with nymphs and cupids beside a stream in a wooded landscape, with drapery and soft pastel tones.

Venus in her Bath surrounded by Nymphs and Cupids

François Boucher

Painter at an easel in snowy yard, with onlookers, a bare tree, a red sleigh and wooden houses in winter.

Open-Air Painter. Winter-Motif from Åsögatan 145, Stockholm

Carl Larsson, 1886

Painting of a low tide coastline with cliffs, village houses, two walking figures, sailboats and a cloudy sky.

Low Tide at Villerville

Charles-François Daubigny, 1873

Rococo painting of Venus reclining nude while attendants and a cupid tend to her beside a fountain and draped silks.

The Toilet of Venus

François Boucher, 1746

Watercolour of children fishing and preparing crayfish at a sunny birch-lined lake, with a boat and a table of food.

Crayfishing. From A Home (26 watercolours)

Crowded shoreline with fishermen, fish on the ground, moored boats and a harbor town under a stormy sky.

Christ Preaching from the Boat

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1606

Painting of peasants harvesting wheat in a field, with women carrying jugs, a large tree, cottages and clouds.

Landscape with Harvesting

Pietro da Cortona, 1750

Girl in purple dress watering potted plants on a sunny windowsill, with knitting on a round table in the foreground.

Flowers on the windowsill

Carl Larsson, 1894

Winter village scene with skaters on a frozen pond, snow-covered houses, bare trees and a church tower in the distance.

Winter Landscape with Skaters and a Bird Trap

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

Painting of sailing ships moored in a calm harbor, with red-roofed buildings on the far shore and a wooden pier in the foregr

View from the Lime-kilns in Copenhagen

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1825

Small oil study of a rocky Swedish coast with steamships and sailing boats on a calm sea under a pale sky.

Motif from Bohuslän, Sweden. Study

Andreas Achenbach, 1835

Oil study of two bearded fishermen in sou'wester hats looking upward against a grey, cloudy sky.

Two Fishermen. Study

Sunset landscape with poplar trees, red-roofed houses and two swans on calm water, painted in warm golden tones.

Dosseringen seen from the Sea

Christen Købke, 1837

Painting of armored Valkyrie riders charging through clouds over a battlefield under a dark, luminous sky.

Valkyries Riding into Battle

Johan Gustaf Sandberg

Oil painting of an elderly woman in a headscarf resting in bed beside a mug and lilac flowers.

The Sick Woman

Michael Ancher, 1900

Painting of a winding river between dark wooded islands under a pale dusk sky, with still water reflecting the light.

A Summer Night at Tyresö

Duke of Närke Prince Eugen, 1895

Painting of a harbor with masted ships, a wooden landing stage, and a sunlit hillside with red-roofed houses.

Landingsbrygge Husvik, Drøbak

Hans Gude, 1875

Still life of dead game, a lobster, grapes and vegetables, with a monkey, a parrot and a dog around the table.

Still Life with Dead Game, a Monkey, a Parrot, and a Dog

Dusk landscape of a dark still pond in a meadow, bordered by trees, under heavy clouds with an orange horizon glow.

Calm Water

Duke of Närke Prince Eugen, 1901

Painting of shepherds adoring the newborn Christ in a candlelit stable, Mary in red beside the manger.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Carl Bloch, 1882

Loose brown monochrome study of a woman resting her head on her hand, with a white collar and dark dress.

Portrait of a Lady. Study

Eugène Carrière

Two birds on a rocky crag above clouds, with snowy alpine peaks rising in the misty distance.

Fantasy of the Alps

Carl Gustav Carus, 1822

Painting of two tigers playing on the ground, one draped over the other, with dark trees and a pink sky behind.

Two Tigers at Play

Antoine-Louis Barye

Painting of herders with cattle, sheep, a camel and a white horse by ruined columns beside a stream and rocky cliffs.

The Departure of Jacob

Sébastien Bourdon

Grayscale still life of a hare, partridges and a sheep with a rope on a white cloth against a dark background.

Still Life with Partridges and a Hare

Painting of a plumed helmeted warrior among women at a jewel-covered table in a marble interior, with men at an arched doorwa

Achilles Discovered Amongst the Daughters of Lycomedes

Gerard de Lairesse

Interior of a rustic farmhouse where a fiddler plays while children dance and a woman holds a baby by the fire.

Sunday Evening in a Farmhouse in Dalecarlia

Amalia Lindegren, 1860

Still life of pink and white roses and striped tulips spilling from an overturned white jug, with a lobster in the shadows.

Still Life of Flowers and an Overturned Jug

Harbor scene with a sailing ship, a richly dressed woman in yellow on a quay, a tower and boatmen under clouds.

Hamnstycke med figurer

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1665

Black and white reproduction of a painting showing a capercaillie hen perched on a branch beside a pine trunk in dappled fore

Capercailzie Hen

Bruno Liljefors, 1904

Painting of a harbor at dusk with a glowing sun over calm water, moored ships and brick factory buildings along the quay.

Sunset

Eugène Jansson, 1895

Oil sketch of a knight in armor with a red plume beside a woman in white in a sunlit flowering meadow.

Sketch for The Knight and the Maid

Richard Bergh, 1894

Painting of a vixen and playful fox cubs with a bird carcass and white feathers in a sunlit flowering meadow.

A Fox Family

Bruno Liljefors, 1886

Painting of an angel in white robes with golden wings addressing a kneeling man at a rustic doorway beside a tree.

The Angel and Gideon

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1640

Portrait of a woman in black with yellow gloves beside a white azalea in a clay pot and an open book.

The Artist, Julia Beck

Richard Bergh, 1882

Painting of a hawk attacking black grouse in mid-air above snowy pine trees in a winter landscape.

Hawk and Black-Game

Bruno Liljefors, 1884

Painting of richly dressed men and a woman playing cards over scattered gold coins, with a dog at the table.

The Card Game

Cornelis de Vos

Loose painting of tall poplar trees beside a turquoise stream, with green grass and pale rolling hills under a blue sky.

Poplars Growing near a Watercourse

Painting of a fluffed eagle owl with glowing orange eyes and mottled brown plumage standing against a dark background.

An Eagle Owl

Bruno Liljefors, 1905

Small painting of mounted riders fighting in a sunlit wooded landscape with a distant plain and pale sky.

Riders attacked at a Ford

Adam Frans van der Meulen

Painting of a pale grey beach with small sailboats and figures under a cloudy sky, by Richard Bergh.

Sea Landscape off Honfleur

Richard Bergh, 1881

Painting of two jays, one perched and one in flight, among yellow autumn leaves above a dark tree line and field.

Jays

Bruno Liljefors, 1886

Painting of owls fighting quadrupeds in a landscape, with an ostrich, parrot, rooster and geese on the right.

Battle between Owls and Quadrupeds

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Standing warrior in red clasps the hand of a wounded companion in chainmail on a grassy shore, with a longship at sea.

Hjalmar Parting from Orvar Odd after the Fight on Samsö

Mårten Eskil Winge, 1866

Four panels in a gold frame showing birds among grasses, wildflowers and bare soil, including a shrike in flight and a corncr

Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler

Bruno Liljefors

Still life of armor, helmets, drums and a cannon on the ground, with a distant burning fortress in a landscape.

Emblems of War

Jan van Kessel the Elder

Painting of a rocky mountain landscape with a waterfall, pine trees, travelers on a road, and a hazy valley beyond.

Mountain Landscape

Joos de Momper the Younger, 1620

Painting of several figures in a interior with a red armchair and draped curtain, loose brushwork, signed Ernst Josephson.

Dramatic Scene

Ernst Josephson

Panoramic landscape of fields, a manor complex, a distant lake and forest under a cloudy evening sky.

Aspa Bruk

Elias Martin, 1790

Landscape with sailing ships in a bay, a forested hill, a horse cart on a road, and two winged figures falling from the sky.

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Joos de Momper the Younger, 1579

Painting of a shaded forest stream with large rocks, dense green foliage and sunlit water at right.

The Cool

Ernst Josephson, 1886

Oil landscape of a river with cattle, figures, a stone bridge, a tower and large trees under a warm sky.

Romantiskt landskap

Two cows stand in shallow water by a grassy shore, with resting cows and a distant sailboat under a pale sky.

Cows on Saltholm

Theodor Philipsen, 1885

Loose watercolor sketch of a woman in a blue gown gesturing toward a seated figure beside a piano, with an audience behind.

Gloucester and Princess Anne. Scene from Shakespeare's Richard III

Ernst Josephson

Venus in white gown ties a blindfold on Cupid while an archer woman stands beside them under a stormy sky.

Venus sätter bindel för Amors ögon

Andrea Schiavone

Grayscale painting of a shaded Italianate park with tall trees, a stone balustrade, an urn, and small figures on a path.

Italian Park

Jan Frans van Bloemen

Painting of six men in black hats and dark robes gathered around a red-draped table in a wood-panelled room.

Staalmeesters. After Rembrandt

Ernst Josephson, 1876

Painting of a crowned man and reclining nude woman with an eagle, hounds and two flying cherubs in a dark wooded landscape.

Jupiter and Callisto

Caesar van Everdingen, 1655

Painting of winged Cupid tenderly embracing Psyche, both partly nude, with gold and blue draperies against a dark sky.

Cupid and Psyche

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1767

Painting of a candlelit dinner where men in dark evening dress sit around a round table with glasses, flowers and fruit.

An Artist's Gathering (Malerne mødes)

Viggo Johansen, 1903

Still life painting of fruit in a basket and on a table, with a monkey eating a grape at right.

Still Life with Fruit and a Monkey eating Grapes

Adriaen van Utrecht, 1635

Painting of Bacchus embracing Ariadne as a winged cupid aims a bow from the clouds above, with a sea view behind.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1768

Painting of a large apple tree in white blossom beside a broken wooden fence, with a blue sky and distant water behind.

Apple Tree in Blossom

Carl Fredrik Hill, 1877

Painting of rural children on a dirt road; a girl wipes her tears while others look on or whisper, under a cloudy sky.

The Tell-Tale

August Malmström

Painting of a woman gazing at a sleeping youth in blue drapery, with a cupid and crescent moon above a wooded landscape.

Diana and Endymion

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, 1768

Painting of a wide beach under a cloudy sky, with bright sea water along the shoreline and a distant headland at right.

The Beach at Luc

Carl Fredrik Hill, 1876

Painting of a dark-clad man lying dead on a carpet beside a sword, scattered roses and a white drape in a dim room.

Epilogue

Gustaf Cederström, 1874

Misty rose-toned painting of a spired city across water, with robed figures and harpists on an island and a seated woman.

Midsummer Celebration in the Metal City

J.A.G. Acke, 1898

Painting of a calm fjord with steep cliffs, a red-sailed boat, a rowboat with figures, and a distant steamship.

The Romsdal Fiord

Adelsteen Normann, 1877

Painting of a missionary raising a cross on a hill as a crowd listens, with armored warriors and a red banner at left.

Ansgar Preaching Christianity. Second Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Upper Hall of the Nationalmuseum

Gustaf Cederström, 1889

Interior loggia with a cardinal in red seated at a table, figures near him, and a garden with trees beyond the columns.

Audience with Cardinal Aldobrandini in the Loggia of the Villa Belvedere in Frascati

François Marius Granet, 1822

Painting of snowy Mont Blanc peak above a valley with tall pine trees, a church steeple, and grassy meadow in foreground.

Vy mot Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Martinus Rørbye, 1834

Painting of soldiers carrying a body across a snowy slope past a rocky cliff, with a blue flag and a dog nearby.

Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden. Sketch

Gustaf Cederström, 1877

Painting of a veiled woman raising her hands beside a dead dove, partridge, and kingfisher on a table.

A young woman mourning a dead dove, a partridge, and a kingfisher

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1620

Painting of rolling green hills, a winding road, a white farmhouse and barn, and rocky ground in the foreground.

Waste Land

Ivar Arosenius, 1901

Oil portrait of a young girl reclining on gold cushions with blue silk drapery, set before a wooded landscape.

Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681-1708), Swedish princess and a Duchess Consort of Holstein-Gottorp, Spouse Frederick IV,…

Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl, 1684

Oil painting of a banquet with a seated king, queen, turbaned advisor, and attendants in a panelled room.

The Wrath of Ahasuerus

Pieter de Grebber, 1628