1901
tempera
From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Kullervo Sets off for Battle is a 1901 tempera by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Finnish National Gallery.
In this painting, a man in a white coat and red hat rides a white horse, holding a yellow horn to his mouth. The horse is adorned with a red and white blanket, and the man wears tall yellow boots. A dog runs alongside the horse. The background is a dark blue night sky with stars, and a snowy landscape stretches out behind the horse. The man's attire and the horse's blanket suggest a sense of cultural or national identity, but the specifics are not immediately clear. The use of tempera as the medium gives the painting a distinctive texture and appearance. This painting is part of the collection at the Ateneum.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter and a leading figure of Finnish romantic nationalism around the turn of the 20th century.
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