Hans Gude quotes

Hans Gude was a Norwegian painter renowned for his masterful landscape works, especially those depicting Norway's natural beauty. His detailed and atmospheric scenes greatly influenced the development of the Norwegian romantic nationalism movement in art. He inspired generations of painters and became a central figure in Scandinavian art history. Here is 1 of his quotes:

[...] and you, my compatriots in Norway, have no grounds for complaining that we have forgotten the dear, familiar and specific character with which God has endowed our land and our nation. That is so firmly entrenched in our being that it finds expression, whether we like it or not. Do not, therefore, insult us further with such [an accusation]; it hurts our feelings, and thereby proves how unfounded it is, for otherwise it would be easy to treat it with indifference. (Hans Gude)

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Hans Gude

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Occupation: Norwegian Painter
Born: March 13, 1825
Died: August 17, 1903
Quotes count: 1
Wikipedia: Hans Gude