Visual Arts

Albert Edelfelt: Queen Bianca, 1877:
1) The painting depicts queen Blanka the Naumurian who lived in the 1300s and was married to Magnus Erik’s son, the king of Sweden-Finland and Norway.
2) The theme of the painting is based on a nursery rhyme by Zacharias Topelius.

Vincent van Gogh: Street in Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890:
1) Part of works he made in Auvers-sur-Oise
2) These works were one of hes last ones

Auguste Rodin: The Thinker, c. 1880, this cast 1964:
1) The Thinker was originally part of the compositional piece Rodin created as an entranceway for the proposed Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris

2) Thinker was originally intended to sit at the top of the door way and represent Dante.


Vocabulary:
Muodostelma = Formation
Tulkinnanvarainen = Ambiguous
Tilaus = Subscription
Tuki = Support
Huomio = Attention
Näköjään = Apparently
Vaihtoehtoisesti = Alternatively
Oikeastaan = Actually
Yhteisö = Community
Huomata = Notice
Palaute = Feedback
Vaihtoehto = Option
Automaattisesti = Automatically
Ehdotus = Suggestion
Jakso = Episode
Häpeä = Shame