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Art on the run – search for animals and other peculiar things
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Discover the collections. For children and curious grown ups.
In the museum's paintings animals of various kinds are hiding – parrots, turtles, frogs, squirrels, dogs and rabbits. There are also trolls, flowers, mushrooms, and other strange things that are usually found in nature.
If you visit the museum, you can borrow a map and look for the paintings on site. Ask for the map in the information desk in the entrance hall.
If you want to discover what's in the paintings without getting to the museum, take a look at the pictures below.
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Artist: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Title: The Dachshund Pehr with Dead Game and a Rifle
Description:
Count Carl Gustaf Tessin arrived as ambassador to Paris in 1739 and stayed until 1742. He was not only accompanied by his wife,
Ulla, but also by Pehr the dachshund. Carl Gustaf Tessin understood the artistic life of Paris, remaining à jour and creating new contacts. He had become acquainted with artist Jean-Baptist Oudry on his previous visits to Paris, and now commissioned a portrait of his beloved hound, Pehr, which was exhibited at the French Academy of Fine Arts’ annual Salon in 1740.
Ulla, but also by Pehr the dachshund. Carl Gustaf Tessin understood the artistic life of Paris, remaining à jour and creating new contacts. He had become acquainted with artist Jean-Baptist Oudry on his previous visits to Paris, and now commissioned a portrait of his beloved hound, Pehr, which was exhibited at the French Academy of Fine Arts’ annual Salon in 1740.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | The Dachshund Pehr with Dead Game and a Rifle |
| Artist | Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French, born 1686, dead 1755 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 135 x 109 cm, Frame 165 x 140 x 13 cm |
| Dating | Signed 1740 |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1865 Kongl. Museum |
| Inventory number | NM 864 |
Artist: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
Title: White squirrel in a landscape
Description:
On July 27, 1696, stable hand Anders Ek managed to catch an albino squirrel. As Karl XI was interested in nature it was brought directly to him and put in a cage. In the painting, however, the squirrel is depicted in a landscape where it sits under a tree, gnawing on a nut. In a letter from the king on February 12, 1697, Ehrenstrahl receives the assignment to paint the rare animal.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | White squirrel in a landscape |
| Artist | David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, Swedish, born 1628-04-25, dead 1698-10-27 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 61,5 x 64 cm, Frame 73 x 76 x 6 cm |
| Dating | Dated 1697 |
| Acquisition | Bequest 1955 Ms Alfhild Lundin |
| Inventory number | NM 5234 |
Artist: Paolo Porpora
Title: Still life with serpents, fly agarics and thistles
Description:
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Still life with serpents, fly agarics and thistles |
| Artist | Paolo Porpora, Italian, born 1617, dead 1673 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 35 x 48 cm, Frame 41 x 54 x 5 cm |
| Dating | Made 1650s |
| Acquisition | Bequest 1914 Professor P. F. Wahlberg |
| Inventory number | NM 5272 |
Artist: John Bauer
Title: "One Midsummer Night, They Walked with Bianca Maria Deep Into the Woods", Bland Tomtar och Troll, 1913
Description:
John Bauer enjoyed walking in the forest with his sketchbook in his native province of Småland. He liked watching how the rays of the sun played through the trees and perhaps it was the sun that inspired him to draw the delicate princess who lights up the dark, ancient forest. The story of the princess and the troll is focused on the ancient troll who becomes so infatuated with the princess that he steals her from her carriage and places his own child there instead.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | "One Midsummer Night, They Walked with Bianca Maria Deep Into the Woods", Bland Tomtar och Troll, 1913 |
| Artist | John Bauer, Swedish, born 1882, dead 1918 |
| Technique/Material | Watercolour on paper |
| Dimensions | Frame 53 x 51 x 4 cm, Dimensions 25 x 25 cm |
| Dating | Signed 1913 |
| Acquisition | Purchase 1914 |
| Inventory number | NMB 363 |
Artist: François Desportes
Title: Rabbits
Description:
Alexandre-François Desportes is known mostly for his still lifes and hunting scenes; he was elected to France’s Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as an animal painter. He got many royal commissions, mainly from Louis XIV and Louis XV. Despite the wealth of detail of the rabbits, this may be an unfinished study used by his son and assistant Claude-François Desportes. It also used to be thought that the background was the work of another artist.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Rabbits |
| Artist | François Desportes, French, born 1661-02-24, dead 1743-04-20 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 81 x 64 cm, Frame 107 x 92 x 10 cm |
| Dating | Made 1720s |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1865 Kongl. Museum |
| Inventory number | NM 797 |
Artist: Jan Davidsz. de Heem
Title: Still Life with Wine, Fruit and Oysters
Description:
Sumptuous still lifes were popular in the seventeenth century. Many were painted in Holland, but were subsequently spread to other countries. Just as in this arrangement, European elements were often mixed with exotic components. Here we see blackberries, raspberries, grapes, ears of wheat, acorns, hazelnuts, a pomegranate, and oysters. The exotic parts—an orange, a lemon, and a Chinese bowl—witness of the era’s contact with distant lands. We also catch a glimpse of a snail and a butterfly—motifs that are sometimes interpreted as symbols of death and decay.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Still Life with Wine, Fruit and Oysters |
| Artist | Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Dutch, born between 1606-04-15 and 1606-04-25, dead between 1683-10-14 and 1684-04-26 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on oak |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 37,7 x 47,4 cm, Frame 56 x 66 x 7 cm |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1865 Kongl. Museum |
| Inventory number | NM 453 |
Artist: François Boucher
Title: The Triumph of Venus
Description:
Venus, the goddess of love, was born full-grown from the foam of the sea. Here she is seated in a seashell, surrounded by sea creatures and representations of love: dolphins, tritons, naiads and cupids. The interacting figures, in voluptuous poses, create a scene of lively, sensual movement. Remarkably, the artist made only a few sketches before starting on this painting, despite its advanced composition. It was commissioned by Carl Gustaf Tessin.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | The Triumph of Venus |
| Artist | François Boucher, French, born 1703, dead 1770 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 130 x 162 cm, Frame 166 x 199 x 15 cm |
| Dating | Signed 1740 |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1865 Kongl. Museum |
| Inventory number | NM 770 |
Artist: David von Krafft
Title: Turtle
Description:
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Turtle |
| Artist | David von Krafft, Swedish, born 1655, dead 1724-09-20 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 63 x 80 cm |
| Dating | Made ca 1697 |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1887 Strömsholm Castle |
| Inventory number | NMStrh 28 |
Artist: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
Title: Marmot
Description:
From the information on the artist’s bill, we know that this is one single animal, depicted in different positions. Like a natural science illustration, the painting was to show the marmot in characteristic poses: eating, scouting and making a warning cry, as well as walking. Its natural habitat is the Alps. For this reason, the background is a rock. Karl XI very commissioned Ehrenstrahl to paint both domestic and wild animals in his possession.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Marmot |
| Artist | David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, Swedish, born 1628-04-25, dead 1698-10-27 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 74 x 120 cm |
| Dating | Made 1682 |
| Acquisition | Transferred 1865 Gripsholms Castle |
| Inventory number | NMGrh 827 |
Artist: Thomas Fearnley
Title: Arco Naturale, Capri
Description:
Today Fearnley is best known for his oil studies. They were acclaimed after his death when artist Johan Christian Dahl recommended the Norwegian state to buy them. Fearnley often chose fleeting motifs giving him technical challenges. In the scene from Capri, the purpose seems to have been capturing the distinctive evening light. The couple with the guide in the foreground is probably a later addition to make the painting more commercially viable.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Arco Naturale, Capri |
| Artist | Thomas Fearnley, Norwegian, born 1802, dead 1842 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on paper mounted on panel |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 61,5 x 46,1 cm, Frame 69 x 53 x 5,5 cm |
| Dating | Made 1833 |
| Acquisition | Purchase 2014 Wiros Fund |
| Inventory number | NM 7281 |
Artist: Paolo Porpora
Title: Still-life with frogs, wild roses, shells and butterflies
Description:
The paintings are examples of the sottobosco motif, close-up depictions of amphibians and insects. The animals are represented with scientific accuracy and seemingly in their natural environment, but they were usually studied separately and then assembled into an aesthetically pleasing composition. The subject is basically an allegory of the struggle between good and evil.
| Datafält | Värde |
| Title | Still-life with frogs, wild roses, shells and butterflies |
| Artist | Paolo Porpora, Italian, born 1617, dead 1673 |
| Technique/Material | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Dimensions 35 x 48 cm |
| Dating | Made 1650s |
| Acquisition | Bequest 1914 Professor P.F. Wahlberg |
| Inventory number | NM 5271 |