This is a depiction of the Norse goddess Freyja driving her cat drawn chariot in search of her husband. According to legend, she unwittingly drove him away with her own vanity when she went underground in search of jewels against his wishes.
She found a beautiful necklace but in wearing it she paid a terrible price. The curse of the necklace sent her husband back to the home of the Immortals forever and cursed her to forever weep.
When the summer rain falls, they say it is Freyja crying for her husband.
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Artist
Nils Blommer
(1816 - 1853)
Swedish painter
Title
Freja sökande sin make
Date
1852
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
133 x 197 cm
Location
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Image size
400 × 265 pixels
File size
34.21 KB
Full size image
(674 × 446 pixels, 82.28 KB)
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