The Hand of the Trondheim Painter In the bustling streets of Trondheim, where the salt air meets the northern light, Johan Contrafeier moved through the years between 1629 and the 1670s. He was a man of many names—Johan Maler, Johan Hanssønn, and even Johan Kontrafeier—yet his identity was most firmly rooted in the pigment and wood of his craft. While the specific details of his early years remain shrouded in the mists of time, one can…