Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a renowned Finnish painter and designer best known for his national romantic works and illustrations of the Kalevala.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish person
designer
graphic artist
human
painter
birthName Axel Waldemar Gallén
countryOfCitizenship Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland
dateOfBirth 1865-04-26
dateOfDeath 1931-03-07
designed Gallen-Kallela’s studio home Kalela in Ruovesi
Tarvaspää studio home in Espoo
educatedAt Académie Julian
Finnish Art Society Drawing School
familyName Akseli Gallen-Kallela self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gallen-Kallela

Gallén
genre history painting
landscape painting
mythological painting
givenName Axel
hasWorkInCollection Ateneum Art Museum
Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
surface form: Finnish National Gallery

Gallen-Kallela Museum
National Museum of Finland
influenced Finnish national identity
influencedBy Kalevala
surface form: Finnish folklore

Kalevala
knownFor Finnish national romantic style
illustrations of the Kalevala
national romantic paintings
languagesSpoken Finnish
French
Swedish
movement Art Nouveau
National Romantic architecture
surface form: National Romanticism

Symbolism
name Akseli Gallen-Kallela self-link
notableWork Ad Astra
Boy with a Crow
Kalevala frescoes for the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris Exposition Universelle (1900)
Kullervo’s Curse
Lake Keitele
Lemminkäinen’s Mother
Old Woman with a Cat
Self-Portrait at the Easel
Self-Portrait with a Skull
Kalevala
surface form: The Aino Myth illustrations

The Aino Triptych
The Defense of the Sampo
The Defense of the Sampo
surface form: The Forging of the Sampo

The Fratricide
The Kullervo Series
occupation designer
graphic artist
illustrator
painter
placeOfBirth Grand Duchy of Finland
Pori
placeOfDeath Stockholm
Sweden
residence Helsinki
Paris
Ruovesi
spouse Mary Slöör

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Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki notableBurial Akseli Gallen-Kallela
subject surface form: Hietaniemi Cemetery
Akseli Gallen-Kallela name Akseli Gallen-Kallela self-link
Akseli Gallen-Kallela familyName Akseli Gallen-Kallela self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gallen-Kallela
Kalevala influenced Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Axel hasNotableBearer Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Aino Triptych creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Aino Triptych notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Defense of the Sampo creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Defense of the Sampo hasAuthor Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lemminkäinen’s Mother creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lemminkäinen’s Mother notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Kullervo’s Curse creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Kullervo’s Curse notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ad Astra creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ad Astra hasAuthor Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ad Astra notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lake Keitele creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Lake Keitele notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Old Woman with a Cat creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Old Woman with a Cat artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Old Woman with a Cat creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
this entity surface form: Gallen-Kallela, Akseli
Boy with a Crow creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Boy with a Crow hasAuthor Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Boy with a Crow creatorBirthName Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Boy with a Crow creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
this entity surface form: Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait with a Skull creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait with a Skull mainSubject Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait with a Skull notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Fratricide creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Fratricide creatorName Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Kullervo Series creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Kullervo Series notableWorkOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Tarvaspää studio home in Espoo creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Tarvaspää studio home in Espoo architect Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Tarvaspää studio home in Espoo dedicatedTo Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallen-Kallela Museum dedicatedTo Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallen-Kallela Museum namedAfter Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallen-Kallela Museum architect Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ateneum School of Art notableStudent Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Ateneum School of Art notableAlumni Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait at the Easel creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait at the Easel depicts Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Self-Portrait at the Easel hasCreator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallén usedByPerson Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Gallén originalSurnameOf Akseli Gallen-Kallela