Lemminkäinens moder =: Lemminkäisen äiti

Lemminkäinens moder =: Lemminkäisen äiti

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
Lemminkäisen äiti
Author(s):
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, 1865-1931 artist
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Publication:
[Dresden?] : [Römmler & Jonas?], [1920]
Language(s):
Swedish
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Thanatology
Medicine in the Arts
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard features a painting by Axel Gallen, depicting a scene from Kalevala, a Finnish epic poem. The warrior Lemminkainen has been killed, his body hacked to pieces and thrown into the dark river that flows through the underworld, Tuonela. His mother, having collected the parts from the river and sewing them back together, looks up to see a single bee bringing back honey from the halls of the god Ukko, a wondrous ointment that would bring her son to life.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101623326 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D04811
OCLC no.:
869515041
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101623326