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Finnish National Gallery

4,555 works

Pencil and watercolor sketches of church vault ornaments, featuring a serpent around a tree and rose vine borders.

Keskiholvin käärmeaihe, Hyvän ja pahan tiedon puu, Ruusuköynnösornamentti. Luonnoksia Tampereen tuomiokirkon (Johanne…

Etching of a bearded philosopher beside a large book on a pedestal, with a reclining figure and urn in the foreground.

Standing Philosopher with a Large Book, from Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1741

Black and white print of a curling wave breaking into white foam beside dark, stippled water.

Goldonin teatterin näyttämö Firenzessä

Ellen Thesleff, 1908

Etching of a cloaked skeletal figure standing beside a seated elderly woman in a headscarf on a wooden porch.

Death and the Old Woman

Two Japanese woodblock kabuki actor prints side by side, one in green and black robes with a sword, one with a staff.

Näyttelijät Ichikawa Danjuro VII ja Ichikawa Ebijuro näytelmässä Hisago no gumbai (Kurpitsanmuotoinen viuhka)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Pink and blue print of a tower on a ridge under a sky with pink clouds, by Ellen Thesleff.

Certosa

Ellen Thesleff, 1915

Etching of three horned, hairy nude figures with a trombone, lute and bottle walking across a field, with a foot at lower rig

Epäsointuja

Hugo Simberg, 1900

Ink drawing of an officer raising his hat before cheering soldiers with a flag in an open field.

"Täst' ilonpäivästä hän teitä kiittää saa"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Woodblock portrait of a kabuki actor in a blue floral kimono holding a rope, with calligraphy above.

Näyttelijä Nakamura Utaemon IV:n muistokuva

Engraving of Hercules striking the fire-breathing giant Cacus with a club among trees and rocks, dated 1545.

Hercules Killing Cacus

Sebald Beham, 1545

Hand-colored print of two nude children carrying a long garland of green leaves and red flowers across a dark background.

Garland Bearers II

Hugo Simberg, 1908

Black and white lithograph of a river valley with a church spire, rocky hills, and a foreground of dense trees.

Aavasaksa Hill and Ylitornio Church, illustration for Finland Depicted in Drawings, booklets XXIV-XXVII

Lennart Forstén, 1849

Color print of a vase of pink roses, yellow and red flowers on a patterned table with a warm pink interior background.

Flowers

Pierre Bonnard, 1943

Ink drawing of an officer in a plumed hat pinning a medal on a soldier who stands beside a musket.

"Nytpä sai jo, jumal'auta, rahan rehti rintalauta"

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Etching of a large lobster on a shore with shells, sailboats on calm water, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Ravut

Albert Flamen, 1640

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a peony-patterned kimono with a red lion mask and green robe.

Näyttelijä Ichikawa Danjuro VII. Leijona-tanssi shosagoto-näytelmässä

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1817

Engraving of Titus holding a fainting woman as an attendant stands behind her, from Racine's Bérénice act V, scene V.

Racinen Bérénicen viidennen näytöksen viidennestä kohtauksesta

Jean-Baptiste-Raphaël-Urbain Massard

Charcoal-style print of a woman in a hat reading a book beside a sculpture on a pedestal.

Woman Reading

Magnus Enckell, 1916

Pencil and coloured pencil sketch of a pelican with spread wings in a round frame against a blue striped sky.

Pelikaani, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta varten

Etching of a bearded street seller in a cap carrying a pole with a basket of onions before a stone wall.

The Street Seller of Onions

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli

Charcoal drawing of a stone arched bridge over a river with trees and buildings behind, signed Ester Helenius, 1926.

Pont Neuf

Ester Helenius, 1926

Brown ink sketch of a lion crouched beside a dead cub inside an arched barred frame.

Leijona kuolleen pentunsa vierellä, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalauksiin

Etching of a couple huddled on a park bench at night beneath a street lamp and moon.

Lovers on a Bench

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Etching of a man grasping cloth beside a woman reclining on a canopied bed in a dim interior, signed Rembrandt 1634.

Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Pencil sketch of a rowing boat with oars pulled up on a shore, with faint trees and a mooring post in the background.

Maihin tukin päälle vedetty soutuvene

Werner Holmberg, 1857

Pen and brown ink drawing of a ruined stone tower with an arch, with a river and hills in the distance.

Ruin landscape

Ink drawing of twelve decorative illuminated initial letters with birds, faces, foliage and patterned ornament on cream paper

12 alkukirjainta 14. lukuun

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Charcoal drawing of a woman and a child with bangs, faces softly shaded against a dark background, by Albert Edelfelt.

Portrait of the Artist's Wife and Son

Albert Edelfelt, 1890

Pencil drawing of a large leafy tree with spreading branches and a second trunk behind it, on cream paper.

Suuri puuryhmä

Eero Järnefelt, 1883

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two figures with raised swords above flames and black serpents around a crown.

Luonnos 5. luvun otsakuvaan, Käärmeitä ja tulenliekkejä

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Japanese woodblock triptych showing women on a red platform, a man beside a pine tree and waves, with red parasols below.

Genjin tarinasta. Genji junikagetsu no uchi/Banshu

Utagawa Kunisada, 1857

Sepia etching of a Helsinki harbor with moored sailing boats, masts, smokestacks and city buildings in the background.

Hietalahden satama Helsingissä

Alfred William Finch

Ink sketch of a robed figure striking a crouching man beneath large winged figures, with birds scattered below.

Selkäsauna

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Two Japanese woodblock prints of kabuki actors in samurai costume beside blossoming plum branches.

Näyttelijät Nakamura Shikan ja Mimasu Gennosuke näytelmässä Furisode Soga (Soga liehuvahihaisessa kaavussa)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1829

Etching of a nymph and small satyr child beside two goats under a tree, with a distant town on the plain.

A Nymph with a Small Satyr and Two Goats, from Vari Capricci

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1741

Invitation to Albert Edelfelt's exhibition

Albert Edelfelt, 1902

Etching of two dog sledges racing across a frozen lake toward a distant wooded shoreline under a windy sky.

Racing on the Ice

Hugo Simberg, 1912

Poster by Maurice Neumont, 1918, showing a helmet, eagle and spear beside text advertising the Salon des humoristes.

Salon des humoristes (juliste)

Maurice Neumont, 1918

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a wig holding a specimen jar, with shelves of jars, shells and an open book beside him.

Portrait of Albertus Seba, after Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Jacob Houbraken, 1731

Leguaani

Theo van Hoytema

Lion

Wilhelm von Wright, 1829

Pen sketch of a young ballet dancer in a pleated skirt standing on a pedestal, with handwritten text beside it.

Piirustus Edgar Degas'n balettityttö-veistoksesta "Petite danseuse de quatorze ans"

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1881

Colour print of a large feathered bird on a grey branch, surrounded by orange foliage and blue hills.

Kokko, illustration till Stor-Kalevala

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1922

Loose brown ink drawing of a seated winged figure with draped robes, hands at its chest, wings spread behind.

Henkiolentoja

Einar Utzon-Frank, 1929

Surimono print of a lidded cream bowl on a black lacquer tray with red roundels, with calligraphy and small fruits.

Surimono

Katsushika Hokusai, 1800

Pen and ink sketch of two figures watching a cockfight, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Piirustus Jean-Léon Gérômen maalauksesta Kukkotappelu, "Un combat des coqs"

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1880

Boy Reading (Jorgen Enckell)

Magnus Enckell, 1921

Sacrificial Fire

Ellen Thesleff, 1924

Pen and ink drawing of a split, broken pine tree with a long angled branch, surrounded by sketched spruce and rocks.

The Broken Pine, intended for the end illustration of Chapter 4

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Engraving of nude Andromeda chained to a rock as a winged warrior attacks a sea monster in the waves below.

Andromeda Chained to a Rock

Willem Swanenburg

Taiteilija Berndt Lindholm

Severin Falkman, 1870

Ink drawings of four decorative initial letters above a pencil sketch of three figures carrying a pole.

Kuloa sammuttamassa, 4 alkukirjainta 9. lukuun sekä luonnos kuvaan

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Engraving of nude Hercules leading the chained three-headed dog Cerberus past a stone gate and tower, with Latin verse below.

Hercules Capturing Cerberus, from the series: The Labours of Hercules (5)

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1550

Pencil sketch of a decorative wooden fence with posts, with trees and shrubs drawn softly behind it.

Säleaitaa taiteilijan Lugnet-nimisen huvilan ympärillä

Ferdinand von Wright

Etching of a snowy field with pine trees in the foreground and a forest line on the horizon under a hatched sky.

Lumipyry Ruovedellä

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1915

Pencil sketch of overgrown brick ruins with arches and a pine tree on a hillside, inscribed Albano 1821.

Ruin vid Albano

Alexander Lauréus, 1821

Etched landscape of a river between rocky cliffs, with a hare beneath a large tree and a rowing boat on the water.

River Landscape with Hare

Abraham Genoels, 1650

Akatemiatutkielma, Pariisi

Ellen Thesleff, 1892

Engraved oval portrait of Sir Walter Ralegh in a feathered hat and ruff, with a cherub writing beside a globe below.

Walter Ralegh

Jacob Houbraken

Pen drawing of a bearded man in a boat reaching toward a mermaid rising from sea waves, by Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1861.

Väinämöinen and the Strange Fish ; Original drawing for "Kalewala, Finsk National-dikt, framställd i teckningar af R.…

Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1861

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji over a river plain with pine trees, travelers, and pack horses under a red sky.

River Landscape at the Bottom of Mount Fuji

Utagawa Hiroshige

Brown etching of a young woman resting her head on her hand, looking toward the viewer, with dark hatched background.

Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Viola Gallén

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1897

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscription Petrus Breugel below.

Petrus Breugel

Erik Johan Löfgrenin ja Carl Eneas Sjöstrandin siluetit

Erik Johan Löfgren, 1852