Photograph of Dagfin Werenskiold's relief of Deer Grazing on Yggdrasill
Title
Photograph of Dagfin Werenskiold's relief of Deer Grazing on Yggdrasill
Subject
art; mythology; reception; Yggdrasill; World-Tree
Description
Photo taken by Oslo rådhus / Oslo City Hall of one of the 16 wooden reliefs produced by Dagfin Werenskiold, depicting scenes from Norse mythology. This public artwork, named Yggdrasilfrisen, was produced in the 1940s and 1950s. This relief depicts deer grazing on the foliage of Yggdrasill.
Creator
Dagfin Werenskiold
Source
Flickr
Publisher
Eir Torvik / Rådhusets forvaltningstjeneste
Date
1940s / 1950s
Contributor
Administrator
Rights
(c) Eir Torvik / Rådhusets forvaltningstjeneste. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic Licence
Relation
Oslo Rådhuset
Format
jpg
Type
Art
Identifier
Yggdrasilfrisen
Coverage
Modern
Norway
Files
Citation
Dagfin Werenskiold, “Photograph of Dagfin Werenskiold's relief of Deer Grazing on Yggdrasill,” World-Tree Project, accessed August 17, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/80.
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