The Weavers
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The Weavers is a powerful series of prints and a play-inspired artwork by Käthe Kollwitz depicting the suffering and uprising of 19th-century Silesian textile workers, and is considered one of her most important social-realist works.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art series
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graphic cycle ⓘ social realist artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | printmaking ⓘ |
| artist | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
19th-century Silesian textile workers
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Silesian weavers ⓘ class struggle ⓘ poverty ⓘ suffering ⓘ workers’ uprising ⓘ |
| describedAs |
major social-realist cycle
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one of Käthe Kollwitz’s most important works ⓘ |
| genre |
political art
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social commentary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Conspiracy
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Death NERFINISHED ⓘ March of the Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ Poverty NERFINISHED ⓘ Storming the Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ The End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Die Weber
NERFINISHED
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The Weavers (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ play by Gerhart Hauptmann ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| locationDepicted | Silesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
industrial exploitation
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labor movement ⓘ workers’ rights ⓘ |
| movement | Social realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technique |
etching
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lithography ⓘ woodcut ⓘ |
| theme |
collective action
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human dignity ⓘ oppression ⓘ revolution ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1844 Silesian weavers’ uprising ⓘ |
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