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Gallen-Kallela Akseli
(1865—1931)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is most of all known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. He was born Axél Waldemar Gallén in Pori (in Swedish Björneborg), Finland. His father Peter Gallén worked as police chief and lawyer. At the age of 11 he was sent to Helsinki to study at a... More...

Finland, 1935, Finnish Bards

Finland, 1935, Louhi's failure to recover the «Sampo»

Finland, 1935, Kullervo's departure to war

Finland, 1970, The Seven Brothers

Finland, 1970, Juhani on top of Impivaara

Finland, 1970, The Pale Maiden

Finland, 1997, Aino (Akseli Gallen-Kallela)

Finland, 2004, Luonnotar