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The Theft of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Theft of the Sampo

Sammon ryöstö (museum title)

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

Movement
National Romanticism
Date
1905
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
307.5 × 158 cm
Collection
Finnish National Gallery, Finland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Hannu Aaltonen, CC0

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KalevalaLegendMythologyManGroupFigureTorsoMuscleBeardEffortCarryingPushingRowing boatBoatTrunkRockStoneMountainTreeBranchPlantNightStarSkyDarkDiagonalView from belowMovementSampo

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