Since the 1980s, Ernst Billgren has been one of Sweden's most renowned artists. From spring to autumn 2025, he will be featured in an exhibition at Nationalmuseum, where some of the works are based on paintings in the museum's collection.

Ernst Billgren's art has a strong connection to art history. For the exhibition at Nationalmuseum, Billgren has created new suites of paintings reminiscent of the landscapes and animal and still life paintings from the Baroque period. They have a cinematic quality, with the motif changing from image to image. Some of Billgren’s new works are inspired by the museum's own collections, with the artist combining elements from different paintings to create entirely new compositions.