File:Gallen Kallela The Forging of the Sampo.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Axél Waldemar Gallén
Description	Finnish painter
Date of birth/death	26 April 1865	7 March 1931
Location of birth/death	Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland	Stockholm, Sweden
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Finnish: Sammon taonta
Forging of the Sampo

Date

1893

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

152 × 200 cm (59.8 × 78.7 in)

Current location

Ateneum

	Native name	Ateneumin taidemuseo
	Location	Helsinki
	Coordinates	60° 10′ 12.00″ N, 24° 56′ 39.00″ E
	Established	before 1863
	Website	www.ateneum.fi

Helsinki

Accession number

A I 513

Object history

purchase 27 November 1893

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
2. The Bridgeman Art Library, Object 476496

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File usage

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Romanticism

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Image title	NGF476496 Forging of the Sampo, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Gallen-Kallela, Akseli Valdemar (1865-1931); 200x152 cm; Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; (add.info.: In Finnish mythology, the Sampo or Sammas was a magical artifact of indeterminate type that brought good fortune to its holder); PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR NON EDITORIAL USAGE; Finnish, it is possible that some works by this artist may be protected by third party rights in some territories
Copyright holder	Copyright: www.bridgemanart.com
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Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
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File change date and time	12:47, 1 May 2012
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Short title	NGF476496
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Keywords	forging; Sampo; Sammas; magic; magical; object; good luck; fortune; lucky; myth; mythology; mythological; Kalevala; Ilmarinen; blacksmith; smith; smithy; forge; male; furnace; wood; woods; woodland; forest; atmospheric; mysterious; tools; hut; heat; pumping
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Date and time of digitizing	14:28, 14 January 2009
Date metadata was last modified	13:47, 1 May 2012
Label	Text 'NGF476496 Forging of the Sampo, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Gallen-Kallela, Akseli Valdemar (1865-1931); 200x152 cm; Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland; (add.info.: In Finnish mythology, the Sampo or Sammas was a magical artifact of indeterminate type that brought good fortune to its holder); PERMISSION REQUIRED FOR NON EDITORIAL USAGE; Finnish, it is possible that some works by this artist may be protected by third party rights in some territories'
Unique ID of original document	xmp.did:C1A1A63CDCE2DD11807B89B210AD2291

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