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Leikkuusalissa, ruumiin avaus, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, unspecified

Leikkuusalissa, ruumiin avaus

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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From the collection of Gallen-Kallela Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Leikkuusalissa, ruumiin avaus is an unspecified by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, depicting Medicine, held at Gallen-Kallela Museum.

Who painted this?
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Where can I see it?
Gallen-Kallela Museum

About this work

This painting shows a small, dim room with four people. One person lies on a table, half-naked, while another bends over them with a tool. A man in a white shirt and apron stands nearby, holding something. A woman in dark clothes watches from the side. The walls are rough, and light comes through a small window. The person on the table looks like they’re being examined—maybe a doctor or a student learning. The brushstrokes are thick, giving the scene a rough, real feel. Look up medicine, work of art next to see how artists showed this topic before.

About the artist

Portrait of Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Artist

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

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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