File:Gallen Kallela The Forging of the Sampo.jpg
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Title | Finnish: Sammon taonta Forging of the Sampo |
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Date | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 152 × 200 cm (59.8 × 78.7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 12:47, 1 May 2012 |
Colour space | sRGB |
Short title | NGF476496 |
Credit/Provider | www.bridgemanart.com |
Source | www.bridgemanart.com |
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 |
Width | 3,670 px |
Height | 5,079 px |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Number of components | 3 |
Image height | 3,510 px |
Image width | 4,661 px |
Exif version | 2.21 |
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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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