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Akseli Gallen-Kallela painted the Aino Myth Triptych, illustrating a story from the Finnish epic Kalevala. The maiden Aino drowns herself rather than marry the old wizard Väinämöinen.
This triptych is a cornerstone of Finnish national art. It's at the Ateneum in Helsinki.
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About Aino Myth, Triptych
You can see it at Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki, Finland. Akseli Gallen-Kallela created it. The maiden Aino drowns herself rather than marry the old wizard Väinämöinen.
Akseli Gallen-Kallela created this national work You can see it at Ateneum Art Museum. The maiden Aino drowns herself rather than marry the old wizard Väinämöinen.
The Aino myth comes from Finland's national epic, the Kalevala. Gallen-Kallela depicted the story of the maiden Aino, who drowns herself rather than marry the old sage Väinämöinen, in this iconic Finnish painting.
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