Woman with Dead Child
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woman-with-dead-child-163-4743456
title:
Woman with Dead Child
text:
Woman With Dead Child is a 1903 etching by Käthe Kollwitz. Its subject was influenced by her experiences in an underserved sector of Berlin as a physician's wife where disease and infant mortality rate were high. The image is often considered as Käthe Kollwitz's most famous depiction of war. The picture depicts a mother holding her child between the thighs. Her mouth is fixed on its chest in an effort to suck her child back inside her. The artist used herself and her seven-year-old son Peter as
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description:
1903 etching by Käthe Kollwitz
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_with_Dead_Child
date created:
2023-10-18T13:43:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:52:14Z
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