Albert Edelfelt
Videos
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt was a Finnish painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realist approach to art. He lived in the Grand Duchy of Finland and made Finnish culture visible abroad, bef
Edelfelt in 1905
Duke Charles IX of Sweden insulting the corpse of his enemy, Klaus Fleming (1878)
Blanche of Namur, Queen of Sweden, and Prince Haquin (1877)
The Burnt Village – scene from the Finnish Peasant Revolt of 1596 (1879)
Cudgel War
Videos
The Cudgel War was a 1596–1597 peasant uprising in Finland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The name of the uprising derives from the fact that the peasants armed themselves with various
Albert Edelfelt
…insulting the corpse of his enemy, Klaus Fleming (1878) Blanche of Namur, Queen of Sweden, and Prince Haquin (1877) The Burnt Village – scene from the Finnish Peasant Revolt of 1596 (1879) In 1879, he had his first success at the Paris Salon, with a history painting entitled The Burnt Village - a scene from the Finnish peasant…
A memorial plaque dedicated to the fallen peasants
Old Isokyrö Church was the venue for the Cudgel War
A Cudgel War memorial