Jonathan Cohen's photos with the keyword: Gustav Reuter

Justice – Swedish Classroom, The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Justice – Swedish Classroom, The Cathedral of Lear…

Jonathan Cohen
23 Mar 2011 204
The Swedish Classroom reflects a peasant cottage. A subtle sense of humor associated with the Swedish people is revealed in the room's paintings. In this painting, Justice uses her blindfold to hold scales that appear balanced but have an off-center fulcrum.
Caspar and Saint Catherine – Swedish Classroom, The Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Caspar and Saint Catherine – Swedish Classroom, Th…

Jonathan Cohen
22 Mar 2011 234
The Swedish Classroom reflects a peasant cottage and contains murals in the style of the 18th-century painter from Hälsingland, Gustav Reuter. The fresco on the wall depicts of Three Wise Men dressed as cavaliers riding to Bethlehem, in two directions. In their midst is Sweden’s patron saint, St. Catherine.