A Painter of the Known World In the waning years of the seventeenth century, a Norwegian hand moved across canvas to capture the breadth of the earth. Peder Andersen, sometimes known by the name Peder Nordmand Andersen, lived a life that was brief but marked by a singular vision of the globe. Though his time in this world ended far too soon, the traces of his brush remain within the halls of the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle. His activity around 1680 suggests a man engaged with the grander ideas of his era. He did not merely paint figures or landscapes; he sought to perso…