title: Burnt Village
text: # Burnt Village
  
  Burnt village is an oil-on-canvas painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1879.
  
  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. The creator Albert Edelfelt donated the painting to Cygnaeus Gallery in Helsinki, Finland, where it is on display.
  
  Edelfelt made a study in oils for the painting in 1878–79.
  
  ## Study
  
  * Study made 1878 to 1879 in preparation for the main work
  