Born in Pori, Finland, Akseli Gallen-Kallela is known as one of the leading practitioners of the international Art Nouveau movement.
The Forging of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Thursday, December 3, 2020
The Forging of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
This 1893 painting depicting Ilmarinen is forging the magical mill called Sampo. The Sampo can bring fortune and riches to its holder. The scene adapted from Finish epic poem named Kalevala.
Born in Pori, Finland, Akseli Gallen-Kallela is known as one of the leading practitioners of the international Art Nouveau movement.
The Forging of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Born in Pori, Finland, Akseli Gallen-Kallela is known as one of the leading practitioners of the international Art Nouveau movement.
The Forging of the Sampo by Akseli Gallen-Kallela
The Most Popular Posts
-
False Start by Jasper Johns In 1988, False Start brought $17 million at the auction at Sotheby’s. In year 2006, the painting was sold to t... -
Eight Elvises by Andy Warhol The picture of Eight Elvis, a 12 ft canvas was part of a much larger 37 feet canvas with 16 Elvises. In 2008 it... -
More than 8 feet tall-by-13-feet wide painting titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" depicts a twisted body sprawled across ... -
The Raft of the Medusa, masterpiece by Theodore Gericault at the Musee du Louvre. ‘The Raft of Medusa’ portrays victims of a shipwreck adr... -
Triptych, 1976 Painted by Francis Bacon A new record for post war art was set as Francis Bacon’s Triptych, 1976 sold for USD86 million at a ...
-
The Evolution of Programming Languages: From Machine Code to High-Level Abstractions - Over the past several decades, there has been a clear shift in programming paradigms, moving away from low-level, machine-specific languages toward high-le...
-
Pomegranate Juice and Breast Cancer: Potential Benefits and Mechanisms - Pomegranate juice has garnered significant attention for its potential role in combating breast cancer, primarily due to its rich content of bioactive comp...
-
The Drake Passage: A Gateway to Antarctica - The *Drake Passage*, a turbulent stretch of ocean between *Cape Horn, South America*, and the *South Shetland Islands of Antarctica*, is one of the most ...
