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design : soldier, German infantryman, full-length reclining figure, head to left. The soldier, in full kit and pickelhaube, half supports
himself on his right elbow. In the background the bare trunks of three trees and, in the branches of the trunk on the extreme right, two
birds
exergue : "1914-15"
It is possible to see in Lindl's enigmatic and idyllic tribute to 'the German soldier' in wartime an oblique reference
to classical artistic depictions of Biblical or mythological heroes, caught at some unguarded moment of repose. Perhaps the artist sought
to convey the image of a sleeping giant, suggesting implicitly that, though wearied by the exertions of 1914-15, the German soldier still
had not wakened to his most full and terrible power. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | First World War & 1914 = 1915 DE.A commemorative | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Lindl, Hans | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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