Trauma eines deutschen Künstlers

Kohle, Hubertus (October 2021): Trauma eines deutschen Künstlers. Lovis Corinths Luther-Zyklus von 1920/21. In: 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual – Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte und visuellen Kultur, Vol. 2, No. 3: pp. 115-157

Abstract

From the perspective of political iconography, this article takes a rather unusual view on a group of graphic works by the German secessionist Lovis Corinth. Martin Luther, whom Corinth honored in an extensive graphic cycle in 1921, is a figure in German religious and national history who played a significant role as a paragon of manliness in the formation of the German nation-state. As the epitome of the German man who stood out for his firmness of faith, steadfastness, and will to fight, Luther was also a suitable model for Corinth himself, who wished for a better reality, especially in the disastrous situation after the First World War.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: History and Art History > Department of Art History > Art History
• Subjects: 700 Arts and recreation > 700 Arts
• Language: German