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Print
Piazzo San Marco
Frank Duveneck, 1848 - 1919
Duveneck, Frank
United States
1848 - 1919
Male
13 3/8 x 10 15/16 in. (34 x 27.8 cm)
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plate
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1883
1883
1883
1800-1900, 19th century, etchings, Munich school, shadow, Venice, Italy
Print
lower right, in the plate, FD 1883lower right, below plate
1941.5
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
41.5SL1
slide
2 x 2
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8x10
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41.5DI1
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2 x 2
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Print
Death, from "The Weaver's Rebellion"
Käthe Kollwitz, 1867 - 1945
Kollwitz, Käthe
Germany
1867 - 1945
Female
9 5/16 x 7 11/16 in. (23.7 x 19.6 cm)
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sheet
sheet
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1897
1897
1897
19th century, death & burial, families, lithographs, shadow, war
Print
This lithograph is [no. 2] from Kollwitz' earliest series of prints, "The Weavers' Rebellion" (1893-1898) which tells the tale of the weavers' suffering and their eventual uprising. Loosely based on works by Emile Zola and Gerhard Hauptmann, Kollwitz found inspiration in writers who shared her opinions on the subjugation of the working classes.
Death depicts the many hardships endured by the weavers that subsequently incited their rebellion. Perhaps due to poverty, poor working conditions, insufficient health care, or all of the above, the woman leaning against the wall quietly passes away. The skeleton represents Death. His touch delivers this woman to her final sleep. While husband and son are unaware of the interloper in their midst, the candle flame leans away from the chilling presence of Death. Kollwitz' use of a skeleton to symbolize Death was intended to help make her message as clear and direct as possible.
[Gallery label text]
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1948.88
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/12/2001
48.88SL1
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48.88DI1
digital image
12/5/2001
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48.88DI#2
digital image
6/12/2008
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