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Burnt Village
Burnt village is an oil-on-canvas painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.[1][2][3]
| Burnt Village | |
|---|---|
| sv: Den brända byn (scen från Klubbekriget 1596), fi: Poltettu kylä | |
| Artist | Albert Edelfelt |
| Year | 1879 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 124 cm × 199 cm (49 in × 78 in) |
| Location | Cygnaeus Gallery, Helsinki, Finland |
| Owner | Cygnaeus Gallery |
The painting depicts an imaginary scene from the time of the Cudgel War of 1596–1597, a peasant uprising in Finland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. In the painting, a Finnish peasant family has fled their home village, which has been burnt down by a military force.[1] The creator Albert Edelfelt donated the painting to Cygnaeus Gallery in Helsinki, Finland, where it is on display.[4]
Edelfelt made a study in oils for the painting in 1878–79.[1][5]
Study edit
- Study made 1878 to 1879 in preparation for the main work
References edit
- ^ a b c "Den brända byn (Scen från Klubbekriget 1596)". Albert Edelfelts brev. Elektronisk brev- och konstutgåva (Albert Edelfelt's letters. Digital publication) (in Swedish). Maria Vainio-Kurtakko & Henrika Tandefelt & Elisabeth Stubb, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 2020.
- ^ "BLF". www.blf.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Albert Edelfelt – finländsk konst ut i världen - 375 Humanister". 375humanistia.helsinki.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Kuvataide | Perinteikäs Cygnaeuksen galleria sulki ovensa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- ^ "Finnish National Gallery - Work: Burned Village, study". www.kansallisgalleria.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-15.