Akseli Gallen-Kallela
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 94 years ago |
| Date of birth | April 26,1865 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Pori |
| Finland | |
| Date of died | March 7,1931 |
| Died | Stockholm |
| Sweden | |
| On view | Ateneum |
| Malmö Konstmuseum | |
| Periods | Romanticism |
| Symbolism | |
| Expressionism | |
| Modern art | |
| Art Nouveau | |
| Realism | |
| Impressionism | |
| Spouse | Mary Gallen-Kallela |
| Place of burial | Hietaniemi cemetery, Helsinki, Finland |
| Children | Jorma Gallen-Kallela |
| Job | Painter |
| Books | Akseli Gallen-Kallela |
| Kalevala: the national Epic of Finland | |
| Akseli Gallen-Kallela - in the wilderness | |
| Known for | Painting |
| Siblings | Konrad Filip Gallén |
| Ernst Filemon Gallén | |
| Viola Gallén | |
| Hugo Walter Gallén | |
| Claes Uno Gallén | |
| Axel Gallén | |
| Parents | Peter Gallén |
| Anna Mathilda Gallén | |
| Period by artworks | Romanticism |
| Symbolism | |
| Modern art | |
| Expressionism | |
| Works | Lake Keitele |
| Lemminkäinen's Mother | |
| Boy with a Crow | |
| Démasquée | |
| Nationality | Finnish |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1665586 |
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Life story
Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.