Lemminkäinen’s Mother
E206492
Lemminkäinen’s Mother is a famous 1897 painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a scene from the national epic Kalevala, where a mother attempts to revive her slain son.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lemminkäinen’s Mother canonical | 2 |
| Lemminkäinen’s Mother (English) | 1 |
| Lemminkäisen äiti | 1 |
| Lemminkäisen äiti (Finnish) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1854402 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Lemminkäinen’s Mother Context triple: [Akseli Gallen-Kallela, notableWork, Lemminkäinen’s Mother]
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Kalevala
Kalevala is the 19th-century Finnish national epic, compiled from traditional Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, that has profoundly shaped Finnish cultural identity and inspired numerous literary works worldwide.
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Lihir
Lihir is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea.
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Edda
Edda is an Italian given name most notably borne by Edda Mussolini, the eldest daughter of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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D.
Leijonat
Leijonat is the widely used Finnish nickname for Finland’s men’s national ice hockey team, literally meaning “The Lions.”
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Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
Mr Puntila and His Man Matti is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that critiques class relations through the story of a capricious landowner and his pragmatic chauffeur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lemminkäinen’s Mother Target entity description: Lemminkäinen’s Mother is a famous 1897 painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a scene from the national epic Kalevala, where a mother attempts to revive her slain son.
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A.
Kalevala
Kalevala is the 19th-century Finnish national epic, compiled from traditional Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, that has profoundly shaped Finnish cultural identity and inspired numerous literary works worldwide.
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B.
Lihir
Lihir is an Oceanic language spoken primarily on the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea.
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C.
Edda
Edda is an Italian given name most notably borne by Edda Mussolini, the eldest daughter of dictator Benito Mussolini.
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D.
Leijonat
Leijonat is the widely used Finnish nickname for Finland’s men’s national ice hockey team, literally meaning “The Lions.”
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E.
Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
Mr Puntila and His Man Matti is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that critiques class relations through the story of a capricious landowner and his pragmatic chauffeur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Finnish national epic
ⓘ
Kalevala ⓘ |
| collection | Ateneum Art Museum ⓘ |
| colorPalette | dark tones with strong contrasts ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| creator | Akseli Gallen-Kallela ⓘ |
| culture | Finnish ⓘ |
| depicts |
Lemminkäinen
ⓘ
Lemminkäinen’s mother ⓘ Tuonela ⓘ disassembled body of Lemminkäinen ⓘ river bank of Tuonela ⓘ swan of Tuonela (in some interpretations) ⓘ |
| depictsCharacterFrom |
Finnish mythology
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Kalevala ⓘ
surface form:
Kalevala cycle of Lemminkäinen
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| describedIn | Finnish art history ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Ateneum Art Museum permanent collection ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
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mythological painting ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Finnish national identity imagery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death and resurrection
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devotion ⓘ maternal love ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage |
Lemminkäinen’s Mother
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lemminkäinen’s Mother (English)
Lemminkäinen’s Mother self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lemminkäisen äiti (Finnish)
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| imageAspect | horizontal orientation ⓘ |
| inception | 1897 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kalevala, poem about Lemminkäinen’s death ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Finland
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Helsinki ⓘ |
| mainSubject | a mother attempting to revive her slain son ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Romantic nationalism
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surface form:
National Romanticism
Symbolism ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | river of Tuonela ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Akseli Gallen-Kallela ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Lemminkäinen’s Mother
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lemminkäisen äiti
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| partOf |
Finnish National Gallery
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surface form:
Finnish National Gallery collection
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| significantEventDepicted | recovery of Lemminkäinen’s body from Tuonela ⓘ |
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Subject: Lemminkäinen’s Mother Description of subject: Lemminkäinen’s Mother is a famous 1897 painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a scene from the national epic Kalevala, where a mother attempts to revive her slain son.
Referenced by (5)
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