Stavkirke

Even the anxious painter Munch showed a bright and optimistic tone in the 20th century, and Hamsun, who exposed the mysterious psychology and behavior of humans, linked his anti-civilizational views to Nazism. The stavkirke (stave church) style of church architecture, which was introduced to Norway in the 11th century and flourished, is a unique architectural art that can only be seen in its entirety in Norway today. Similarly, there were some unique works of art in 20th century Norway, even if they were not original to the country. These include Undset's historical novel "Kristin Labransdatter," which vividly depicts the medieval world; murals by the "Three Great Masters of Flask Painting," culminating in the murals in Oslo City Hall, such as those by Axel Revold (1887-1962), Alf Rolfsen (1895-1979), and Per Krohg (1889-1965); and works by Harald Sæverud, who wrote the musical for the anti-romantic stage play "Peer Gynt" (1948).

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…不安の画家ムンクでさえ，20世紀になると明朗な色調の楽天性をみせ，人間の不可思議な心理と行動をえぐっていたハムスンも自らの反文明観をナチズムに結びつける。かつて，11世紀にノルウェーに入ってきて隆盛を極めた教会建築様式スターブヒルケstavkirke(樽板造りの木造教会)は今日ノルウェーでのみ完全な形で観察される特異な建築芸術であるが，同様に，この国の独創でなくとも，それなりに特異な芸術作品は20世紀ノルウェーにもある。中世世界を活写したウンセットの歴史小説《クリスティン･ラブランスダッテル》，オスロ市庁舎内の壁画を頂点とする〈フラスコ画三巨匠〉，レーボルAxel Revold(1887‐1962)，ロルフセンAlf Rolfsen(1895‐1979)，クローグPer Krohg(1889‐1965)らの壁画制作，反ロマン的《ペール･ギュント》の舞台の劇音楽(1948)を書いたセーベルードHarald Sæverudの作品等々である。…

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