Midvinterblot, (Oil on canvas, 640x1360cm 1914-1915) by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson, 1853 - 1919. The painting is 6.4 x 13.6 metres and was painted for the National Museum of Sweden. According to Larsson it was his most important painting. The subject is from Ynglingatal which tells the story about the Svea King Domalde who is sacrificed in the Uppsala Temple. The exact centre of this painting is the Thor's Hammer held up by the Godhi (priest). Here is a Detail view. For more information on the painting, click here.


Midvinterblot av Carl Larsson, 1853 - 1919. Målningen är 6,4 x 13,6 meter och målades för Nationalmuseet. Enligt Larsson själv var det hans viktigaste målning. Motivet är hämtat ur Ynglingatal, som berättar om sveakungen Domalde som offras i hednatemplet i Uppsala. Detalj