A mother kneels beside the pale body of Lemminkäinen on the stony bank of the river of death and looks toward rays descending from the darkness. The swan, bones, red rocks, and rigid figure turn the Kalevala episode into a stark image of grief and determined hope. Source: https://kokoelma.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/398211 (Finnish National Gallery CC0 image and metadata).

Exhibition Venue

Ateneum Art Museum

Helsinki, Finland