A study of the “gourd” paintings done by the itinerant peasant artists who flourished in the Dalecarlia district of Sweden in the eighteenth century. The scenes usually have a religious content, although floral motifs are frequently used. The diea of the gourd as the symbol of life is taken from the Book of Jonah and recurs throughout these domestic paintings.
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ACMI Identifier
311735
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sweden - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Sweden
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and religion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)