Patriotic Demonstration by Giacomo Balla
What’s going on in Giacomo Balla’s painting Patriotic Demonstration?
– Rome rallies to join World War I
– Disembodied limbs dance across canvas
– Italian flags aflutter
Floating Angel or Güstrower Memorial
What’s the story behind Ernst Barlach’s Floating Angel sculpture?
– Twofold path to serenity
– A complex gate encircles death
– Floating Angel makes a martyr of a man
The Night by Max Beckmann
What makes The Night by Max Beckmann a masterpiece?
– War gusto tempered by trauma
– Angularity, violence, and absurdity in The Night
– Futurist art leads into the New Objectivity