Gallen_Kallela_The_Forging_of_the_Sampo.jpg
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Summary
Akseli Gallen-Kallela : The Forging of the Sampo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q170068
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Title |
Finnish:
Sammon taonta
Forging of the Sampo
title QS:P1476,fi:"Sammon taonta"
label QS:Lfi,"Sammon taonta"
label QS:Lsv,"Sampo smides"
label QS:Len,"Forging of the Sampo"
label QS:Lru,"Создание Сампо"
label QS:Lde,"Das Schmieden des Sampo"
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | mythological painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1893
date QS:P571,+1893-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 200 cm (78.7 in); width: 152 cm (59.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,200U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,152U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q754507
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Current location |
Helsinki
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Accession number |
A I 513
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Place of creation | Vehmersalmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
27 November 1893: purchased by Ateneum
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Notes | Painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, depicting a scene from Kalevala , a Finnish epic poem. Smith Ilmarinen is forging the magical mill called Sampo, a centerpiece in many of Kalevala's stories. See also the page at the Finnish National Gallery website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | kokoelmat.fng.fi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
1. Unknown source
Unknown source
2. Bridgeman Art Library : Object 476496 |
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