Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876) was a Norwegian romantic nationalism painter who studied in Denmark, Germany, and Italy, but his great works were focused on the folk, culture and landscapes of his native land. His depictions of the peasant lifestyle, in stark contrast of the lavish artwork depicting royalty, was so popular that King Oscar I, head of Sweden and Norway, actually commissioned a series of painting of the rural world for the royal palace. Among his best known paintings are Haugianerne (The Haugeans; 1852) and Brudeferd i Hardanger (The Bridal Procession in Hardanger; 1848), painted in collaboration with Hans Gude.

Norwegian romantic nationalism (Norwegian: Nasjonalromantikken) was a movement in Norway between 1840 and 1867 in art, literature, and popular culture that emphasized the aesthetics of Norwegian nature and the uniqueness of the Norwegian national identity. A subject of much study and debate in Norway, it was characterized by nostalgia.

Better known works:

1838– Hjemvendte fiskere ved den sjællandske kyst
1841 – Gustav Vasa taler til dalkarlene i Mora kirke
1843 – Søndagskveld i en hardangersk røkstue
1844 – Eventyrfortellersken
1845 – Søndagskveld i en røykstue i Hardanger
1846 – Norsk juleskikk
1848 – Brudeferden i Hardanger (painted together with Hans Gude)
1848 – Signe Halvorsdatter Valle i Sætersdalen
1848 – Haugianerne (painted again in 1852)
1849 – De ensomme gamle (Also known as Husandakt)
1849 – Ingeborg Andersdatter Gulsvik, Flå, som brud
1851 – Aften på Krøderen (painted together with Hans Gude)
1852 – series Bondeliv i Oscarshall
1852 – Haugianerne
1853 – Likferd på Sognefjorden (painted together with Hans Gude)
1854 – Den foreldreløse
1859 – Fiskere i havsnød (painted together with Hans Gude)
1865 – Bestemors brudekrone
1865 – Fanatikerne
1874 – Syneve
1874 – Nød

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