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Artist: Bengt Nordenberg (1822–1902)
Swedish painter
Title: Tithe Collection in Skåne
Object type: Painting
Description: The painting of this tithes meeting in southern Sweden was admired by Nordenberg’s contemporaries as a picture from a distant prosperous past. Tithes were taxes paid to the church, amounting to one-tenth of the harvest. He belonged to the Düsseldorf school of painting, which was characterised by dramatic images of nature and romanticised history painting. But Nordenberg also made many study tours in Sweden, collecting material to ensure a correct depiction of the peasantry.
Date: 1865
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 91 cm (35.8 in). Width: 123 cm (48.4 in).
Framed: Height: 127 cm (50 in). Width: 162 cm (63.8 in). Depth: 13 cm (5.1 in).
Inscriptions (Swedish): Signerad: B. Nordenberg 1865
SKU: 274575
