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Galeria Academica: a Portrait Collection of the University of Helsinki

Publication date: 19.09.2023

Opuscula Musealia, Volume 20 (2012), Volume 20, pp. 29-44

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843852.OM.12.003.1006

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Pia Vourikoski
University of Helsinki, Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
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Galeria Academica: a Portrait Collection of the University of Helsinki

Abstract

Galleria Academica, owned by University of Helsinki, is the largest portrait collection in Finland containing around 1000 pieces of work. The history of the collection dates from the 1650s, when the fi rst portrait was donated to the Royal Academy of Turku, the predecessor to the University of Helsinki. All types of Finnish portrait art is represented in the collection, as well as a large number of famous Finnish artists. Modern approaches towards portraiture have slowly broken through because of their representational status of the portraits.

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Aartomaa U.(red.), Naisten Salonki, 1700-luvun eurooppalaisia naistaiteilijoita, Sinebrychoff Art Museum, Helsinki 2007.

Ahtola-Moorhouse L. (red), Albert Edelfelt 1854-1905, Ateneum Art Museum, Espoo 2004.

Heinämies K. (red.) Ars Universitaria 1640-1990. Portraits from the collection of the University of Helsinki, Espoo 1990.

Okkonen O. (red.) Galleria Academica. Yliopistomiesten muotokuvia, Porvoo 1961.

Palin T., Oireileva miljöömuotokuva, Helsinki 2004.

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Galeria Academica: a Portrait Collection of the University of Helsinki

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University of Helsinki, Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

Published at: 19.09.2023

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