The fête of St. John in Dalecarlia, Sweden – Antique Wall Art
![The fête of St. John in Dalecarlia, Sweden, [between 1880 and 1900(?)] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ed/ed77a0a720b2-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of The fête of St. John in Dalecarlia, Sweden. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The fête of St. John in Dalecarlia, Sweden
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The fête of St. John, the midsummer festival in Dalarna, is the detail that sets this picture apart, with villagers gathered for a celebration tied to the feast of St. John, which Swedes have long folded into their midsummer customs. The image reproduces a painting by Hugo Salmson, now in the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and was made in the decades when Dalarna's festivals and folk dress drew painters and visitors. Artists of that period often treated these rural customs as a way of life that was already changing, so the scene reads as both a record of celebration and a portrait of a particular place and time.
| Created / published | [between 1880 and 1900(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Paintings Reproductions 1880-1900.Photographic prints 1880-1900. |
| Notes | From the original painting by Hugo Salmson, in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
| Subjects | Celebrations--Sweden--Dalarna--1880-1900. Peasants--Sweden--Dalarna--1880-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,647 × 3,747 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-222309 |
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