The Disasters of War (Dover Books on Fine Art)
Visual indictment of war’s horrors, modeled after Spanish insurrection (1808), the resultant Peninsular War and following famine. Miseries of war graphically demonstrated in 80 prints; includes veiled attacks on various people, the Church and the State. Captions reprinted with English translations.
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Top tags: 19th century, art, modern art (c 1750-1900), spain, war
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