War is one of the oldest and most intense experiences of humanity \u2013 and its artistic representation is equally old. From the virtually endless wealth of images, the exhibition War in Art features a concentrated selection of artworks that stand out for their new and surprising approach to this serious subject \u2013 artistic expression succeeds at coping with the dreadful topic.<\/p>\n
The exhibition focuses on significant print series that have proven themselves throughout the centuries as a fitting medium for depicting war. Famous cycles such as Francisco de Goya\u2019s Desastres de la Guerra, which combines etching and aquatint in a creative way to achieve images that are as gruesome as they are revolutionary, and Jacques Callot\u2019s Mis\u00e8res de la guerre from 1633, considered a turning point in the depiction of war, will be on display. Thus, the focus is not on heroic battle paintings, but on the personal, artistic approach to the subject. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo used various soldier figures in his Capricci in an entirely whimsical manner, and Honor\u00e9 Daumier commented on the war games of the powerful with wit and humour all his life. In addition to other important series, for example by F\u00e9lix Vallotton and Frans Masereel, numerous outstanding individual works by important artists such as Albrecht D\u00fcrer, Gustave Courbet, Max Liebermann, K\u00e4the Kollwitz and Gerhard Richter are presented.<\/p>\n
Curator: David Schmidhauser With kind support Kunst Museum Winterthur
\nReinhart am Stadtgarten
\n8400 Winterthur
\nGet directions 1605 Tue to Sun 10 am\u20135 pm
\nThu 10 am\u20138 pm
\nMonday closed 1607 CHF 19 \/ 16 (reduced)
\nWith the\u00a0ticket you can visit all three\u00a0museums.
\nDetails 1606<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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