Image: King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora (Johan Gustaf Sandberg) - Nationalmuseum - 19512

Description: In Mora, Gustav Vasa urges the peasantry to rebel against the Danes. The year is 1520, and a new Sweden is about to emerge. When Sandberg painted the scene in 1836, Gustav Vasa was regarded as a national hero. Sandberg also painted the scene as a large fresco in Uppsala Cathedral. However, the prestigious place history painting held in the 19th century, soon faded. But recently, a new interest in the genre has developed – this image appears in the book 1001 Paintings You Must See before You Die (2011).
Title: King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora
Credit: Nationalmuseum
Author: Johan Gustaf Sandberg
Permission: The author died in 1854, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States.
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