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Shades of Blue.

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( John Muir )

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Left: The defense of the sampo (1896) by Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Description: An action scene in a long rowboat at night. Louhi, a hag who has transformed her arms into wings and legs into an eagle's talons, swoops down to attack the wizard Väinämöinen. Väinämöinen meets her eyes and holds up a sword, his long white hair and beard flowing in the wind. Other people on the boat strike at Louhi with spears. In the corner of the image, chained in the middle of the boat, sits Sampo, a magical artifact.

Propaganda: An epic scene from an old, famous story of the Baltic-Finnish peoples.

The defense of the sampo 1896 by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Tempera on canvas. The art is 125 × 122 cm. Accessed through Wikipedia Commons (link here).

Right: Adalmina’s Pearl by Albert Edelfelt

Description: illustration showing Adalmina, the princess walks in a garden the trail of her long dress is carried by many people, who follow behind her, she holds her head up, the magic pearl on her crown glows.

Propaganda: I always loved to read fairy tales from different places, this art is an illustration to a literature fairytale by Zacharias Topelius.

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