ART, RELIGION AND ART, RELIGION AND LITERATURE OF ESTONIALITERATURE OF ESTONIA

Art

• The beginning of Estonian national art can be considered the 19th century

• The first professional artist in Estonia was Johann Köler ( 1826-1899 )

• In 1919 Premium School of Art called Pallas was founded in Tartu

• You can clearly see the traits of German expessionism in the art of 1920

Pallas Premium School of Art

Johann Köler

• Johann Köler was a leader of the Estonian national awakening and a painter.

• He was known by his portaiture andby his landscape paintings.

• His most notable pictures depict the Estonian rural life in the second half of the 19th century.

Religion71% of

estonians are atheists14% of

estonians are lutherians

13% of estonians believe in eastern

orthdoxy3% of people have other religions

Oleviste church

• Oleviste church is the highest building in Estonia and was so in Europe in the 1959

• The church was named after a norweigan king Saint Oleviste

• The church has suffered a lightning caused fire, with no remarkable consequences

Literature

• Kristjan Jaak Peterson is considered the founder of modern Estonian poetry.

• One of the most outstanding achievements in Estonian literature is "Kalevipoeg".

• The most remarkable writers of the young generation are Andrus Kivirähk, Karl-Martin Sinijärv and Peeter Sauter.

Kristjan Jaak Peterson

Andrus Kivirähk

His most famous book

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