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Burnt Village
Painting by Albert Edelfelt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burnt village is an oil-on-canvas painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.[1][2][3]
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sv: Den brända byn (scen från Klubbekriget 1596), fi: Poltettu kylä | |
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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 |
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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]