Kode’s collection telling fascinating stories about Europe and Norway titled “Bergen and the World: 1400-1900” will run through December 30, 2018.Trail the Bergen city’s own art collection through several centuries in this exhibition. From the oldest paintings in the collection, up to the 1900s form the uniqueness of this show. Among the oldest works you can experience the religious motifs, stately portraits and bustling crowds in Dutch genre paintings. Experience the beauty of Norwegian mountains and fjords, in art from the 1800s. Norway’s ‘golden age artists’ such as Christian Krohg, Harriet Backer and Frits Thaulow are represented with works that offer, among other things, realistic depictions of poor neighbourhoods in Kristiania (Oslo), women’s everyday lives, woodcutters, the joys of sea bathing and lively trade at Bergen’s fish market.The exhibition is on view at Kode 4, Rasmus Meyers allé 9, 5015 Bergen, Norway. For details, visit: www.kodebergen.noClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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