The defence of the Sampo, Sketch for the cupola frescos of the Finnish Pavilion in Paris, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The defence of the Sampo, Sketch for the cupola frescos of the Finnish Pavilion in Paris

Sammon puolustus, osasommitelma freskoa vastaavassa koossa (museum title)

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

Movement: National Romanticism
Date: 1899
Medium: Pencil, charcoal, pastel and watercolor on canvas
Dimensions: 146 × 103 cm
Collection: Finnish National Gallery, Finland
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Hannu Aaltonen, CC0

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Kalevala Sketch Pencil Charcoal Pastel Watercolor Canvas Hand Finger Arm Man Figure Group Helmet Oar Rowing Boat Rope Effort Tension Movement Dynamism Diagonal Diagonal Cropped framing View from above Brown Beige Sampo

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