Burnt Village

Painting by Albert Edelfelt
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

Burnt village is an oil-on-canvas painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.[1][2][3]

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. ^ 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.
  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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Albert Edelfelt
Paintings
Historic
  • March of the Björneborg Regiment
  • Burnt Village
  • Queen Blanche
  • Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming [sv]
  • Horatius and Lydia [uk]
  • Christ and Mary Magdalene, a Finnish Legend [sv]
Landscape
Folk life
  • Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)
  • Old Woman with a Chip Basket [sv]
  • Women Outside the Church at Ruokolahti [sv]
  • La laitière [sv]
  • At Sea [sv]
  • At the Gate (Village of Porras) [sv]
"Sunshine pieces"
Urban life
  • Reading Parisienne [sv]
  • Luxembourg Gardens, Paris
Portraits
  • Female Nude, Study [sv]
  • Pasteur's portrait by Edelfelt
  • Portrait of the Artist's Wife Ellan Edelfelt [sv]
  • Portrait of the Artist's Sister Ellen Edelfelt [sv]
Family
  • Carl Albert Edelfelt [sv] (father)
  • Ellan de la Chapelle [sv] (wife)
  • Erik Edelfelt [sv] (son)
Monuments
  • Albert Edelfelt's ateljémuseum [sv] (Porvoo)
  • Albert Edelfelt's statue [fi] (Helsinki)
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