Sulmalla prøver forgæves at overtale sin elsker Cathmor til at slutte fred med Fingal 1810 - 1811

C.F. Høyer's "Sulmalla prøver forgæves at overtale sin elsker Cathmor til at slutte fred med Fingal" (1810-1811) depicts a dramatic scene from Ossian's epic poems. Sulmalla, in a flowing green dress, pleads with her lover Cathmor, who is reclining on a red blanket with his armor, to reconcile with Fingal. The stormy sky and the birds flying overhead emphasize the weight of Sulmalla's plea and the potential consequences of Cathmor's decision. This large-scale painting, now at the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, is a testament to the power of storytelling through art and captures the dramatic tension of this epic tale.