WSOY Oppimateriaalit & Jari Honkanen The Golden Age of finnish arts Inspered by the nationalism the artists started to describe their homeland. They opposed authorities, reaction and conventionality The age from 1870’s to 1910’s is call the Golden Age of finnish arts. Sculptor Ville Vallgren with his wife in Paris. Albert Edelfelt 1886.
WSOY Oppimateriaalit & Jari Honkanen The golden age of art Aleksis Kivi wrote Seven Brothers-book. Realism arose. Minna Canth’s Worker´s Wife brought up question of womans equality. Juhani Aho´s Railroad-work reviewed change of society. Realism neoromanticism karelianism Sammon taonta – Sampo’s forging. Akseli Gallen-Kallela1893.
WSOY Oppimateriaalit & Jari Honkanen Realism and national romanticism Kullervon kirous- Kullevo’s curse. Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1899 Poika ja varis- The boy and the crow. Akseli Gallen- Kallela, 1884 Aino taru- Aino legend. Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1891
WSOY Oppimateriaalit & Jari Honkanen Symbolism Sammon puolustus- The defense of Sampo. Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Haavoittunut enkeli – Wounded angel. Hugo Simberg, 1903 Lemminkäisen äiti – The mother of Lemminkäinen. Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897.
The most popular finnish defense in art The symbolism of Eetu Isto’s Hyökkäys (Attack) –painting has touched finnish people all times. All elements in painting can be interpreted metaphorically way: Finland Maid in white dress hold on the law book, what the Russian Eagle try take away.
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Akseli Gallen-Kallela Sammon puolustus (1896) The defense of Sampo is one of Gallen-Kallela’s most famous work of art.