The Wounded Angel (Finnish: Haavoittunut enkeli) (1903) is a painting by Finnish symbolist painter Hugo Simberg. It is one of the most recognizable of Simberg’s works, and was voted Finland’s “national painting” in a vote held by the Ateneum art museum in 2006.
Like other Simberg works, the atmosphere is melancholic: the angelic central figure with her bandaged forehead and bloodied wing, the sombre clothing of her two youthful bearers. The direct gaze of the right-hand figure touches the viewer.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wounded_Angel
I really like this painting, what comes to my mind is two brothers kind of vexed because their little sister want to play dress up as an angel. Then she tried to fly and fell and banged her head, the younger brother in the front is trying to think of the right words to tell mom when they get home. Because if they were watching her the way they were supposed to be she would not have gotten hurt.
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that’s a very interesting interpretation. my thoughts were that adults abandoned religion and only children remained with believing in angels.
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I’m not happy about the story here. Nice work of art.
Leslie
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it’s interesting tho
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It is…
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I like this painting. I’ve seen it before and it always gives me thoughts. That angel and the kids puzzles me. “Pling”
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why do they puzzle you? “pling”
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I don’t know, they just do. I never get tired if looking at the painting. Maybe one day I find out why they give me something to think about. “Pling”
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fair enough. 🙂 “pling”
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What an intriguing picture! I have never seen it before, many thanks for posting it.
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maybe I’ll get to see it firsthand some day. I thought it was an extremely interesting piece.
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I assume it is in Finland
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I assumed that as well.
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That’s creepy
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why is that?
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Those kids look like they come from “Children of the Corn” LOL
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LMAO. I love your unique perspective. always have. 🙂
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I know, I am quite “off the wall” in the way I see things 😉
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shaaaaaaaaa! you are unique. 🙂
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