#romanticnationalism — Public Fediverse posts
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"Lake View," Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1901.
I've talked about Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) before; he's one of the great Finnish national artists, a major figure in Finland's struggle for independence both politically and culturally, from Imperial Russia.
Here we have a gorgeous tribute to Finland's natural beauty. Gallen-Kallela's work was often in the "Romantic Nationalist" genre, which involved tributes to his homeland's natural beauty, with perhaps a small touch of idealization.
That island reminds me of a view of the Susquehanna that I like to visit from time to time...
From the Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki.
#Art #FinnishArt #AkseliGallenKallela #RomanticNationalism #Finland
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In Norway, an important pillar of the dominant monarchism is the consensus that the king and royal family "are such nice people", so when the step son of the crown prince beat the shit out of his girlfriend in a drug-fueled rage this summer, the spell was somewhat broken and support for the monarchical form of government immediately dropped ten percentage points (to 60% in favor). #NorwayFacts #RomanticNationalism