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Exhibition presents a comprehensive picture of the role of art during The Thirty Years War
Installation view of BELLUM ET ARTES , July 2021 © SKD, Photo: Oliver Killig.
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.- The Thirty Years’ War, which convulsed Central Europe four centuries ago, has seared itself into our collective memory as one of the most dramatic periods of European history. The conflict, which began in 1618 with the Prague Defenestration, escalated over the following decades into a bitter struggle for religious dominance and political hegemony within Europe. Famine, death and disease decimated the population, in some areas by as much as two thirds; whole regions were devastated, causing huge numbers of people to be displaced. Yet even during the war, artistic production never came to a standstill. On the contrary, art continued to fulfil important functions: works of art were used to demonstrate power and authority, were exchanged as diplomatic gifts, documented military encounters an ....

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