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The Defence of the Sampo, sketch for the cupola frescoes of the Finnish Pavilion at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Defence of the Sampo, sketch for the cupola frescoes of the Finnish Pavilion at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair

Sammon puolustus, luonnos Suomen paviljongin kupolifreskoihin Pariisin vuoden 1900 maailmannäyttelyyn (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish) (1865-1931)

Movement
National Romanticism
Date
1899
Medium
Gouache on canvas
Dimensions
146 × 152 cm
Collection
Finnish National Gallery, Finland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Pirje Mykkänen, CC0

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