Miserere et Guerre (print series)
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Miserere et Guerre is a powerful early 20th-century print series by Georges Rouault that combines religious and war-related imagery in stark, expressive black-and-white etchings reflecting human suffering and spiritual anguish.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miserere et Guerre | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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print series ⓘ |
| artForm | printmaking ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | post–World War I European art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic spirituality
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French modernism ⓘ |
| color | black and white ⓘ |
| conceptionPeriod | 1914–1927 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| createdFor | Ambroise Vollard portfolio project ⓘ |
| creator | Georges Rouault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
human suffering
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religious imagery ⓘ spiritual anguish ⓘ war-related imagery ⓘ |
| genre |
expressionism
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religious art ⓘ war art ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
20th-century religious printmaking
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modern sacred art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Guerre series
NERFINISHED
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Miserere series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| movement | Expressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of religious and war themes
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depiction of human misery and redemption ⓘ stark expressive black-and-white imagery ⓘ |
| numberOfPrints | 58 ⓘ |
| printingProcess | intaglio ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ambroise Vollard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
distorted expressive figures
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dramatic chiaroscuro ⓘ heavy black contours ⓘ |
| technique |
aquatint
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drypoint ⓘ etching ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian mercy
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compassion for the poor and oppressed ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ the horrors of war ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin and French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Have Mercy and War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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