Väinämöinen playing

Vänämöinen playing, 1886, is a painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. It is part of the Didrichsen Art Museum collection. The artwork measures 1.1 meters in width and 0.45 meters in height. The painting is a four-panel work depicting scenes from the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala. The panels show various figures and events, including Vänämöinen playing a kantele (a traditional Finnish stringed instrument), women bathing, and a swan. The style is characteristic of Gallen-Kallela's Symbolist and Art Nouveau influences.