The end of the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71) saw the birth of the panoramas of war, huge circular paintings depicting scenes of war, cruelty and desolation that were contemplated by thousands of spectators, a kind of inmersive static newsreels, a mass media prior to the era of mass media, a virtual reality on canvas.
Country:
France
Year:
2018
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Tags:
19th centuryart collectorwar propagandahistorical reenactmentfranco-prussian warfield research
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