Andrew Graham-Dixon looks at how artists were at the forefront of Germany's drive to become a single nation during the 19th century. He visits the coastal town Greifswald, the birthplace of influential landscape artist Caspar David ...See moreAndrew Graham-Dixon looks at how artists were at the forefront of Germany's drive to become a single nation during the 19th century. He visits the coastal town Greifswald, the birthplace of influential landscape artist Caspar David Friedrich, and explores the art of the Prussian state, which spearheaded the unification of Germany in 1871. The episode ends with the outbreak of the World War I and the attempts of artists Franz Marc and Otto Dix to rationalise its catastrophic experiences. Written by
u Hesse
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