The wounded of the Great War or the illustration of horror in French art Cover Image

Les blessés de la Grande Guerre, ou la transfiguration de l’horreur dans l’art français
The wounded of the Great War or the illustration of horror in French art

Author(s): Francois Robichon
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, History of ideas, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Academia Română – Centrul de Studii Transilvane
Keywords: artistic representations of the World War I; wounded and mutilated soldiers; French artists; Pierre-Albert Leroux; Gaston Balande; Raphaël Freida;

Summary/Abstract: This article offers a historical and artistic interpretation of the way the physical damages inflicted upon the French soldiers of the First World War were brought to the attention of the public through various paintings, sketches, and drawings.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2018
  • Issue No: Suppl 2
  • Page Range: 89-99
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: French