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Helena Arnell
Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751) was one of the first Finnish painters in Finland.
She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg. In 1720 she married Johan (Johannes) Nepos Gezelius – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo. They had a son named Johan Gezelius.
After her husband died in 1733, Helena moved to Sauvo.
painter, born in Friesland (died 1756)
- Francesco Andreini, Italian painter (died 1751)
- Helena Arnell, one of the first Finnish painters and few female artists (died 1751)
- Claude François Devosge, French sculptor and architect (died 1777)
- Johann Christian Fiedler, German portrait painter (died 1765)
- Antonio Gionima, Italian painter (died 1732)
- Michele Pagano, Italian painter of landscapes or vedutista (died 1732)
- Giovanni Battista Tagliasacchi, Italian painter