Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Born	Axel Waldemar Gallén (1865-04-26)26 April 1865 Pori, Finland
Died	7 March 1931(1931-03-07) (aged 65) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Finnish
Known for	Painting
Movement	Romantic nationalism, Realism, Symbolism

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. His work is considered a very important aspect of the Finnish national identity. He changed his name from Gallén to Gallen-Kallela in 1907.^[1]