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The Garden of Death, Sketch for the Fresco of Tampere Cathedral (St John's Church), Hugo Simberg

The Garden of Death, Sketch for the Fresco of Tampere Cathedral (St John's Church)

Kuoleman puutarha, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon (Johanneksen kirkko) freskoon (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish) (1873-1917)

Movement
Symbolism
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
40 × 51.5 cm
Collection
Finnish National Gallery, Finland
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Nina Pätilä, CC0

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