Thor's Fight with the Giants

The thunder god rides his chariot pulled by the goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, wears his belt Megingjörð, and swings his hammer Mjölnir, which is wreathed in lightning.

He also belonged to the Swedish national liberal movement, in which Norse myths and legends were frequently used as motifs.

It was received positively in the press and immediately drew large crowds; some people stood in line for hours to see it.

The young August Strindberg wrote a positive review in which he interpreted the subject matter as a depiction of truth's struggle against falsehood.

[1] The art historian Bo Grandien [sv] characterized the painting in 1987 as an example of the national liberal movement using Norse motifs to extol democracy and the fight against ignorance.