"Siege of Paris, 1870-71" (1884) by Ernest Meissonier. The French artist's battle paintings were often referred to in Napoleonic propaganda.
"Siege of Paris, 1870-71" (1884) by Ernest Meissonier. The French artist's battle paintings were often referred to in Napoleonic propaganda.
Museé D'Orsay, Paris
Watercolor of a wounded soldier (1815) by Charles Bell. A surgeon, neurologist, anatomist and artist, Bell's sketches and paintings were intended to illustrate wounds and operative techniques.
Watercolor of a wounded soldier (1815) by Charles Bell. A surgeon, neurologist, anatomist and artist, Bell's sketches and paintings were intended to illustrate wounds and operative techniques.
© Melanie Friend
"Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau" (1808) by Antoine-Jean Gros. In France, artists like Gros were inspired by the deeds of Napoleon and his army. This painting shows Napoleon visiting the corpse-strewn battlefield in Eylau (eastern Prussia) the day after the bloody French victory over the Prussians.
"Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau" (1808) by Antoine-Jean Gros. In France, artists like Gros were inspired by the deeds of Napoleon and his army. This painting shows Napoleon visiting the corpse-strewn battlefield in Eylau (eastern Prussia) the day after the bloody French victory over the Prussians.
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"The Nameless Ones, 1914" (1916) by Albin Egger-Lienz. Painted during World War I, the artwork depicts advancing figures so bowed-down that their bodies almost blend with the earth beneath them.
"The Nameless Ones, 1914" (1916) by Albin Egger-Lienz. Painted during World War I, the artwork depicts advancing figures so bowed-down that their bodies almost blend with the earth beneath them.
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna
"The Standard Bearer" (1934-6) by Hubert Lanzinger. This portrayal of Hitler as a medieval knight reinforced the image of the dictator as strong and victorious.
"The Standard Bearer" (1934-6) by Hubert Lanzinger. This portrayal of Hitler as a medieval knight reinforced the image of the dictator as strong and victorious.
Army Art Collection, u.s. Army Center of Military History, Washington, dc (photoushmm)
"Nazi and Child, Auschwitz" (1940-41) by Waldemar Nowakowski. A Nazi guard dangles an infant in the air by its hair, as depicted by Nowakowski, a Pole imprisoned in Auschwitz in 1940.
"Nazi and Child, Auschwitz" (1940-41) by Waldemar Nowakowski. A Nazi guard dangles an infant in the air by its hair, as depicted by Nowakowski, a Pole imprisoned in Auschwitz in 1940.
Courtesy Ewa Huczkowska
"Guided by Matchless Fortitude, To Peace and Truth Thy Glorious Way Hast Ploughed" (1919) by Julia Matthews. Painted a year after the conclusion of World War I, British artist Matthews' depicted a female figure crowned with a laurel wreath and unsheathing a sword.
"Guided by Matchless Fortitude, To Peace and Truth Thy Glorious Way Hast Ploughed" (1919) by Julia Matthews. Painted a year after the conclusion of World War I, British artist Matthews' depicted a female figure crowned with a laurel wreath and unsheathing a sword.
Courtesy Liss Llewellyn Fine Art
"Apotheosis of War" (1871) by Vasily Vereshchagin. The works of realist painter Vereshchagin were often criticized in Russia for their unfavorable depiction of the country's military.
"Apotheosis of War" (1871) by Vasily Vereshchagin. The works of realist painter Vereshchagin were often criticized in Russia for their unfavorable depiction of the country's military.
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (photos © Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo)
"Maintenance Work Aboard Aircraft Carrier II" (1943) by Arai Shori.Using coloured inks on paper, Arai Shori produced a series of images in the 1940s showing maintenance work taking place on aircraft carriers.
"Maintenance Work Aboard Aircraft Carrier II" (1943) by Arai Shori.Using coloured inks on paper, Arai Shori produced a series of images in the 1940s showing maintenance work taking place on aircraft carriers.
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (photo momat/dnpartcom, © Takeshi Saito, reproduced with permission)
"China, Cake of Kings... and Emperors" (1898) by Henri Meyer. An illustration appearing in the now-defunct French newspaper, Le Petit Journal.
"China, Cake of Kings... and Emperors" (1898) by Henri Meyer. An illustration appearing in the now-defunct French newspaper, Le Petit Journal.
Photo Bibliotèque Nationale de France, Paris
"The Wall of Shame" (2008) Federico Guzman. An artwork made from decommissioned weapons in Tifariti, Western Sahara.
"The Wall of Shame" (2008) Federico Guzman. An artwork made from decommissioned weapons in Tifariti, Western Sahara.
© Federico Guzman
"Retroactive II" (1963) by Robert Rauschenberg. A silkscreen portrait of a young John F. Kennedy, based on a still from his televised address to the nation during the Cuban missile crisis.
"Retroactive II" (1963) by Robert Rauschenberg. A silkscreen portrait of a young John F. Kennedy, based on a still from his televised address to the nation during the Cuban missile crisis.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (partial gift of Stefan T Edlis and H. Gael Neeson -- © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation/dacs, London/vaga, New York 2016)
"Admiral Tegetthoff in the Sea Battle near Lissa (second version)" (1880) by Anton Romako. The artwork depicts the moment that Austria's Admiral Tegetthoff decided to ram the Italian Navy's ships near the Adriatic island of Lissa (now Vis, Croatia).
"Admiral Tegetthoff in the Sea Battle near Lissa (second version)" (1880) by Anton Romako. The artwork depicts the moment that Austria's Admiral Tegetthoff decided to ram the Italian Navy's ships near the Adriatic island of Lissa (now Vis, Croatia).
Vitold Muratov
"Guernica, Incident at the UN" (2007) by Michael Patterson-Carver. Four years after Colin Powell's speech declaring war on Iraq, Patterson-Carver pictured the former Secretary of State in front of a partially covered tapestry alongside other political leaders, then President George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (with a shotgun).
"Guernica, Incident at the UN" (2007) by Michael Patterson-Carver. Four years after Colin Powell's speech declaring war on Iraq, Patterson-Carver pictured the former Secretary of State in front of a partially covered tapestry alongside other political leaders, then President George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (with a shotgun).
Reproduced courtesy Sorry We're Closed Gallery, Brussels, © Michael Patterson Carver
"Guns in Action" (1915) by Gino Severini. Italian painted and futurist Severini used images of words associated with militarism amid the noise of battle.
"Guns in Action" (1915) by Gino Severini. Italian painted and futurist Severini used images of words associated with militarism amid the noise of battle.
Museum Ludwig, Köln (© adagp, Paris and dacs, London 2016)