
Detail; Battle of Stamford Bridge, c. 1870
Oil on canvas
Private collection
Peter Nicolai Arbo (18 June 1831–14 October 1892) was a Norwegian historical painter, who specialized in portraits and allegorical scenes from Norwegian history and the Norse mythology. He is most noted for The Wild Hunt of Odin (See below), a dramatic motif based on the Wild Hunt legend and Valkyrie, which depicts a female figure from Norse mythology…
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