The Kullervo Series

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The Kullervo Series is a set of paintings by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting the tragic Kalevala hero Kullervo and helping define Finnish national romantic art.

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The Kullervo Series canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork cycle
painting series
artForm painting
artHistoricalContext Golden Age of Finnish art
artisticStyle romantic nationalism
symbolism
associatedWith Finnish cultural nationalism
Finnish national identity
basedOn Kullervo episodes in the Kalevala
countryOfOrigin Finland
creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
creatorNationality Finnish
culturalContext autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland under Russian Empire
depicts Kullervo
despair
fate
revenge
tragedy
violence
genre history painting
mythological painting
hasCulturalSignificance helped define Finnish national romantic art
hasPart Kullervo’s Curse
surface form: Kullervo Cursing

Kullervo Rides to War
Kullervo’s Curse
Kullervo’s Death
Kullervo’s Departure
influencedBy Symbolism
surface form: European symbolism

Romanticism
inspiredBy Kalevala
languageOfCulturalContext Finnish
mainSubject Finnish folklore
surface form: Finnish mythology

tragic hero
medium oil painting
movement Romantic nationalism
surface form: National Romanticism
narrativeSource Finnish epic poetry
notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
partOf Romantic nationalism
surface form: Finnish national romantic art
period late 19th century
portrays Kullervo as a tragic anti-hero
setting mythic Finland
theme conflict between individual and destiny
family tragedy
heroic suffering
national awakening

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela notableWork The Kullervo Series