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Portraits from the past can tell us a lot. What did people wear? What sort of people were painted? How did they want to be presented? ‘Faces of Sweden’ is an interactive timeline showcasing historical portraits from the Nordic Museum, Stockholm. You can use it to cut through time, compare different periods and see how clothes, hairstyles and the style of portraiture changes. The timeline displays 785 portraits (mostly oil paintings but also prints, silhouettes, photographs) dating between 1570-2003.

Portraiture in the Nordic Museum collection has been collected for its cultural heritage value; the paintings serve as a record of what people wore, what kinds of people were depicted, and the artwork that decorated people’s homes.

Portraits in the Nordic Museum collection, ordered vertically oldest to newest
Portraits in the Nordic Museum collection, ordered vertically oldest to newest


Herrporträtt, knästycke, kyller och byxor av gult skinn, spetskrage.
Herrporträtt, knästycke, kyller och byxor av gult skinn, spetskrage. Produktion 1620 – 1660 (Uppskattning). Nordiska museet. Vissa rättigheter förbehållna.


Damporträtt, midjeporträtt
Damporträtt, midjeporträtt.Produktion 1830 – 1839 (1830-TALET). Nordiska museet. Vissa rättigheter förbehållna.


Miniatyrporträtt
Miniatyrporträtt. Produktion 1600 – 1659 (uppskattning). Nordiska museet. Vissa rättigheter förbehållna.


Silhuettporträtt, bröstbild, man, vänster profil.
Silhuettporträtt, bröstbild, man, vänster profil. Produktion 1770 – 1820 (uppskattning). Nordiska museet. Vissa rättigheter förbehållna.


Select small time spans to focus on and compare different periods:

Screenshot of Faces of Sweden showing portraits from around 1610, and around 1800
Showing portraits from around 1610, and around 1800


Or by selecting a wide time span, cut across time to observe changes:

Screenshot of Faces of Sweden with timeline showing portraits from 1604 - 1887
Bottom timeline showing portraits from 1604 – 1887


’Faces of Sweden’ is built in Javascript/d3.js. The code is available as open source. Data is drawn from the K-samsök/SOCH API.

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