Ydun 1827

print, engraving

toned paper

light pencil work

print

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

sketchbook drawing

watercolour illustration

sketchbook art

engraving

watercolor

J.L. Lund's 1827 etching "Ydun" depicts the Norse goddess of youth, holding a goblet and bowl of apples. Ydun is associated with eternal life and the cyclical nature of life and death. The meticulous line work in this etching captures the delicate beauty of the goddess, a testament to Lund's mastery of the medium. This print, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, offers insight into the artistic approach to mythology in the 19th century.