FREJ VED BIDFROST
Panel
ca. 1980 (made)
ca. 1980 (made)
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Rectangular copper panel with painted enamels, depicting Frej the fertility goddess at the Bifrost or rainbow bridge Åsgard, from Norse mythology. To the left is a vertical column enclosing four rainbow striped circles, representing the rainbow bridge. On the right is a pale blue amoeba like form with waving tentacles. The background is a red and orange landscape with striped blue and yellow sail like forms floating in an arc from the bottom left corner to the mid right hand side.
Object details
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Title | FREJ VED BIDFROST (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Painted enamel on copper |
Brief description | 'Frej Ved Bidfrost', copper panel with painted enamels, made by Finn Brandstrup, Denmark, ca.1980. The panel is a semi-abstract depiction of a scene from Norse mythology. |
Physical description | Rectangular copper panel with painted enamels, depicting Frej the fertility goddess at the Bifrost or rainbow bridge Åsgard, from Norse mythology. To the left is a vertical column enclosing four rainbow striped circles, representing the rainbow bridge. On the right is a pale blue amoeba like form with waving tentacles. The background is a red and orange landscape with striped blue and yellow sail like forms floating in an arc from the bottom left corner to the mid right hand side. |
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Object history | Purchased from the artist. |
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Accession number | C.106-1981 |
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Record created | January 8, 2008 |
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