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From the collection of Gallen-Kallela Museum
Dominant colour
Asetelma, pääkallo ja kynttilä is an unspecified by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, depicting Work of Art, held at Gallen-Kallela Museum.
This painting shows a skull resting on a red book, with a candle in a fancy holder nearby. The tablecloth is dark blue with a gold trim, and the background is plain and dark. The skull looks real, and the candlelight would make shadows if it were lit. The skull sits on top of an open book, like it’s reading. The candle’s flame isn’t lit, but the glass holder looks delicate and old-fashioned. Check out the technique: chiaroscuro next—it’s how artists use strong light and dark contrasts.
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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