1 ananas AmalfiPoster with a painting of a pineapple plant from 1729 by da Swedish artist David von Cln. Today the painting hangs at Gripsholm Castle and the artist is represented at the National Museum. In most countries, the exotic fruit has a name similar to "pineapple". The word pineapple is derived from an ancient Indian tribal word "nanas", meaning "excellent fruit". Ever since In the 16th century, pineapples have been a coveted symbol of social class,
closely connected with natural life
Photographer: Svenska Dagbladet | Created: 1930 | Publisher: Stockholm City Museum | Item ID: F006889 | Copyright: CC BY
A skier makes a high jump in Norway around 1978
the text American Flamingo and Phoenicopterus ruber - Latin for the American bird species Caribbean Flamingo
Photographer: Unknown | Created: 1895 | Publisher: Stockholm City Museum | Item ID: E003562 | CC BY
Photographer: Unknown | Created: Early 20th century
Poster with August Strindberg's painting Wonderland from 1894
The work is called The Dispatch-Bearer
The men are dressed for work and sit around a small table with birch ice in the background
The year is 1898 and in the picture we see Drottningtorget and Gothenburg's central station
Artist: Alexander Roslin | Created: 1768
Artist: Edvard Munch | Created: 1903
