Rosendal and the Barony held a special place in Lul Krag’s artistic career. During her many years spent in the landscapes of western Norway, she repeatedly returned to the historic estate as a subject for her work. The Barony, believed to have been built between 1660 and 1665, is surrounded by a Renaissance garden and a romantic landscape park. Together with the dramatic mountain scenery, these surroundings offered Krag a rich and varied setting for her artistic exploration. Here, architecture, vegetation and imposing mountain formations came together in a landscape she returned to time and again.

Krag explored the motifs of Rosendal extensively, depicting the same subjects in a variety of techniques and artistic expressions. The white manor building of the Barony became a particularly recurring motif. She portrayed it both in charcoal on paper and in oil on canvas, often nestled among trees and flowering vegetation, with the distinctive mountain peaks rising in the background.

Literature: Arvid Møller, En kunstens prestinne – Lul Krag 1878–1956, Galleri Albin Upp, Oslo, 2014; Norsk biografisk leksikon (nbl.no).