''The Maiden of the Grave'' is a charcoal drawing triptych by

Kristjan Raud Kristjan Raud (22 October 1865, Kirikuküla, Vinni Parish – 19 May 1943, Tallinn) was an Estonian symbolist painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Estonian National Museum. Folklore elements figure heavily in his subject m ...

, from 1919.

Description

The painting is a charcoal on paper with overall dimensions of 77.8 x 248.3 centimeters. It is in the collection of the

Art Museum of Estonia The Art Museum of Estonia ( et, Eesti Kunstimuuseum) was established in 1919. Originally based in Kadriorg Palace, the museum has expanded across several sites and today exhibits both international and local art works. At the end of the 1970s, in t ...

, in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

Analysis

The scene shows an elemental struggle for survival during a time of war.

References

{{Coord, 59.4365, N, 24.7970, E, source:wikidata, display=title category:1919 drawings Estonian art Collections of the Art Museum of Estonia