Lars Gallenius

Lars Gallenius (circa 1658 Oulu – 25 March 1753 Jakobstad[1]) was a Finnish painter who lived in what was then Sweden.

He received the bourgeois rights of the city of Oulu for painting in 1688.

[2] He primarily painted religious-themed murals and altarpieces for churches, and traveled the country looking for work.

Gallenius married Catharina Lundinus in 1690, and they had a son James.

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On the Road to Emmaus by Lars Gallenius, originally from the Raahe Church, now resides National Museum of Finland , 1684