4 Popular Swedish Arts the World Can Never Forget

Literature is the mirror of society and art being an integral part of the literature keeps our traditions, culture and customers alive. Following the popular artists in Sweden are Carl Milles, Johan Tobias Sergel, Carl Larsson, Anders Zorn and Carl Eldh. In this materialistic world, the arts –majorly sculptures and paintings - of Sweden have been greatly influenced by its culture and tradition.

The Swedish artists through their artistic skills and qualities reflect the history of painting and visual arts, which has always been influenced from around the world. Some of worldly recognized arts of Sweden include Prehistoric Art, Medieval and Gothic Art, Renaissance and Baroque Art, Karl Johan Style, Romanticism and Naturalism and Modernism and Expressionism. 

Prehistoric Art

This is really difficult to find out when art took birth. But the major belief is that the art survived from the period of Stone Age, known as Prehistoric Art. This art beautifully reflects the available material of the Stone Age. One of the most influential expressions of Prehistoric art is Petroglyphs. It is the earliest rock carvings in the form of symbols, characters. The images have been carved in rock outcrops and boulders. This has been in existence since 7000 BC. Sweden is believed to have one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs with a local center in Tanum Municipality in Bohuslän province.
Medieval and Gothic Art

Medieval and Gothic art was created with the advent of Christianity. It is a new originally, iconography, which is established in churches, mainly in the form of altar screens, crucifixes, and stones. There is no country in the word except Sweden to have such a rich and comprehensive collection of medieval liturgical art. The Gothic style came to Sweden during the second half of the 13th century. Linkoping Cathedral is mostly conducted in English Gothic style and contains richly decorated sculptures.

Renaissance and Baroque Art

The Vasa period of art comprised mostly of portraits of princes. The popular belief is that foreign artists who were active in Sweden have painted the arts. Urban Larsson in the Great Church in Stockholm was an exception. He is one of the few well-known Swedish artists during the Vasa period and the Renaissance era. The 17th and 18th century were the primary age of architecture. According the portraits available in museum reveal that there were a number of castles, mansions and churches in that era like the Royal Palace. This is believed that artists were called from abroad.
Karl Johan Style

During the mid-19th century and a few decades later, there has been an age of nature paintings which dominated the scene. Marcus Larsson was in the lead. The two most popular artists that brought something new to this age were Carl Fredrik Hill and Egron Lundgren. Egron Lundberg invented the watercolor art. He was inspired for this invention as he had to travel extensive in Europe and Asia and he painted his findings. During this period, Carl Gustav Hellquist Gustaf and Cederstrom did many history paintings.

So, the aforesaid paintings and artistic works of Sweden that have been and will be evergreen, telling people the history of Sweden. Get Explore Abstract Arts of Swedish History for your Facebook Timeline covers at fbcoverdesign.com