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
ArtistAlbert Edelfelt
Year1879
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions124 cm × 199 cm (49 in × 78 in)
LocationCygnaeus Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
OwnerCygnaeus 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
  • Study made 1878 to 1879 in preparation for the main work
    Study made 1878 to 1879 in preparation for the main work

References
  1. "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.
  2. "BLF". www.blf.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  3. "Albert Edelfelt – finländsk konst ut i världen - 375 Humanister". 375humanistia.helsinki.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. "Kuvataide | Perinteikäs Cygnaeuksen galleria sulki ovensa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  5. "Finnish National Gallery - Work: Burned Village, study". www.kansallisgalleria.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
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