After, rya rug for Kodiksamin Mattokutomo. Circa 245 x 175 cm.
Kullervo Rides to War.
Wear due to age and use. The general impression is good.
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The subject of the rug is based on Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s work Kullervo Sets Out for War depicts Kullervo from the Kalevala as he leaves to avenge the injustices he has suffered. The work is one of the artist’s most famous Kalevala-themed pieces.
In the painting, Kullervo rides a white horse toward war, and the mood is dark and inevitable. A wolf or dog accompanying him emphasizes his loneliness and the threatening atmosphere.
The subject is based on songs 31–36 of the Kalevala, in which the orphaned Kullervo, cruelly treated by his uncle Untamo, decides to embark on a path of revenge. Gallen-Kallela does not emphasize heroism, but rather Kullervo’s fateful nature and inner rage.
More about Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Akseli Gallen-Kallela is counted among Finland's most famous artists, born in 1865 in Pori. He studied at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society in Helsinki and later at the Académie Julian in Paris. He worked across various art forms such as painting, graphics, illustrations, textiles, architecture, and even designed military uniforms. Akseli Gallen-Kallela's first significant work, 'Old Woman with a Cat,' challenged the ideals of its time and paved the way for realism in Finnish painting.
Gallen-Kallela was primarily known for his paintings and illustrations for the Finnish national epic, 'Kalevala.' In 1900, he executed dome paintings with Kalevala motifs for the Finnish pavilion at the World Exhibition in Paris. His visual language is often described as naturalistic, symbolic, and expressionistic
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