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The Forging of the Sampo, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

The Forging of the Sampo

Sammon taonta (museum title)

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

Movement
National Romanticism
Date
1893
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
200 × 152 cm
Collection
Finnish National Gallery, Finland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Hannu Aaltonen, CC0

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KalevalaLegendMythologyForgeBlacksmithBlacksmith at workAnvilHammerAxeToolFireFlameSmokeForestTreePinePlantTrunkStumpRockMountainSkyManGroupFigureBeardBare feetEffortWorkLight effectSampo

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