Anna Taina Aleksandra Kortelainen (née Tuovinen, born 12 July 1968,

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) is a Finnish scholar, art historian and non-fiction writer.

Life

Kortelainen defended her doctoral dissertation in 2002 at the

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about

Albert Edelfelt Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 – 18 August 1905) was a Finnish Painting, painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realism (arts), Realist approach to art. He lived in the Grand Duchy of Finland and made Finnish culture visib ...

. She teaches art history at the

University of Helsinki The University of Helsinki (, ; UH) is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Åbo under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Alexander ...

. In addition to books, Kortelainen has written essays and articles on art-historical publications, books and exhibitions, as well as columns in magazines and newspapers. She has been named by Timo Haraka's 10 books in 2007, 2011, 2012, and 2013 in the literature series on various themes. In 2011, the program won the

Golden Venla The Golden Venla () is a Finnish television competition and gala organized by the (Televisioakatemia ry, which comprises MTV3, Yle, Sanoma Sanoma Corporation (, , formerly SanomaWSOY) is Finland's largest media group and a European educat ...

Prize as the best television talk show. In ''Virginie!'' Kortelainen examined the fate of Virginie, the young woman whom

painted in many of his paintings. The film is based on a television movie.

Family

Kortelainen was married to writer

Hannu Mäkelä Hannu Mäkelä is the name of * Hannu Mäkelä (writer) (born 1943), Finnish writer * Hannu Mäkelä (athlete) (born 1949), Finnish sprinter {{hndis, Makela, Hannu ...

in 2004–2009. In August 2011, Kortelainen was dating actor Pertti Sveholm. Stadin Slangi chose her as Stadin Friidu 2015 on Helsinki Day on 12 June 2015. Kortelainen's novel ''Ei kenenkään maassa'' (2012) is based on the life of Reino Peltonen, her maternal grandfather, who was born in 1906 in

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to a Russian physician father and a Finnish mother.

Works

* ''Niin kutsuttu sydämeni: Albert Edelfeltin kirjeet äidilleen 1873–1901.'' Kirjeet suomentanut Sirpa Kähkönen. Helsinki: Otava, 2001. * ''Albert Edelfeltin fantasmagoria. Nainen, ”Japani”, tavaratalo''. Väitöskirja: Turun yliopisto. Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran toimituksia 886. Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 2002. . * ''Virginie! Albert Edelfeltin rakastajattaren tarina''. Helsinki: Tammi, 2002. . * ''Puolivilli puutarha: Albert Edelfeltin Haikko''. Helsinki: Otava, 2004. * ''Levoton nainen.'' Hysterian kulttuurihistoriaa. Helsinki: Tammi, 2003. . * ''Päivä naisten paratiisissa''. Helsinki: WSOY, 2005. . * ''Rakkautta sattumalta. Kirjoituksia''. Helsinki: Tammi 2006. – Pohjautuu pääosin Me Naisissa ja Turun Sanomissa vuosina 2003–2006 julkaistuihin kolumneihin. * ''Naisen tie – L. Onervan kapina''. Helsinki: Otava, 2006. – Teos kirjailija L. Onervasta. Teoksessa Edelfelt, Matkoja, maisemia, naamiaisia. Toim. Erkki Anttonen. Artikkeli "Piukkoja paikkoja ja taiteilijanaamiaisia: Edelfeltin valepuvut". * ''Varhaiset johtotähdet. Suomen ensimmäisiä johtajanaisia''. EVA-raportti. Naiset huipulle! -hanke. Helsinki: Taloustieto, 2007. . Teoksen verkkoversio (PDF). * ''Pöytä kahdelle – ikkunan ääreltä''. Helsinki: Tammi, 2007. . – Yhteisteos Hannu Mäkelän kanssa * ''Hurmio. Oireet, hoito, ennaltaehkäisy''. Helsinki: Tammi, 2009. . * ''Kivipiirtäjä: Taiteilija Antti Niemisen elämä''. Gummerus, 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kortelainen, Anna 1968 births Living people Writers from Helsinki Finnish people of Russian descent Finnish art historians Finnish women historians 21st-century Finnish women writers 21st-century Finnish historians Women art historians Academic staff of the University of Helsinki