If The Washerwomen was full of colour, laughter and joie de vivre, quite the opposite can be said of The Fanatics, a picture of fear, hope and the power of imagination. It also represents the power of religion to join people together: the fiery preacher and the congregation, spilling tears and rejoicing, are united in their moment of truth and shared hope of eternal life. The preacher conjures up the image of the crucified Saviour, who hovers above the group protectively, as an angel of life extends an olive branch as a gesture of forgiveness. This is the height of religious fervour.
There are no bright colours in this painting – only murky violets, greys and browns. The only splash of colour is the golden-pink in the halos of the Saviour and the angel, bearing promise of salvation.
Walter Runeberg : Amor and Bacchus as Children Robert Wilhelm Ekman : Kreeta Haapasalo Playing the Kantele in a Peasant Cottage Ferdinand von Wright : In the Garden of Haminalahti Albert Edelfelt : Women Outside the Church at Ruokolahti Juho Rissanen : The Fortune-Teller 
Hugo Simberg Tyko Konstantin Sallinen : The Fanatics 