Dragestil is a style of design and architecture that originated in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an ex
Villa Balderslund in Balestrand (erected 1907)
Frognerseteren restaurant in Oslo (erected 1890–1891)
Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo (1894)
Dalen Hotel in Kviteseid Municipality
Norwegian romantic nationalism 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 Norwe
Dragestil
…in Norway and was widely used principally between 1880 and 1910. It is a variant of the more embracing National Romantic style and an expression of Norwegian romantic nationalism. The foremost sources of inspiration for the Dragestil style were the Viking and medieval art and architecture of Scandinavia. It had roots in the…
Bridal Procession on the Hardangerfjord (Brudeferd i Hardanger), a monumental piece within Norwegian romantic nationalism. Painted by Hans Gude and Adolph Tidemand.
National romantic painting by Hans Gude, 1847