Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Birth: 26 Apr 1865
Pori, Pori Municipality, Satakunta, Finland
Death: 7 Mar 1931 (aged 65)
Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Burial: Hietaniemi Cemetery

Helsinki, Helsinki Municipality, Uusimaa, Finland Add to Map
Memorial ID: 26907906 View Source

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (April 26, 1865 – March 7, 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic (illustration, below). His work was considered very important for the Finnish national identity

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Mary Helena Slöör Gallen-Kallela

1868–1947

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