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Also known as Madonna ar ložmetēju

painting by Kārlis Padegs

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Madonna ar ložmetēju | LNB Digitālā bibliotēka - DOM PIEEJA

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Par mākslinieka Kārļa Padega savdabīgo vizuālo tēlu savulaik runāja visa Rīgas sabiedrība, tomēr tas sen būtu nogrimis aizmirstībā, ja nebūtu unikālā talanta. Modernista Padega ekspresīvajos zīmējumos, akvareļos un gleznās paustais groteskas spēks latviešu mākslā ne ar ko nav salīdzināms. Kaut arī Pirmā pasaules kara laikā viņš bija mazs bērns, iznīcības un brutalitātes noliegums un pretkara tēma kļuva par vadošo viņa daiļradē. Tikai viņš varēja iedomāties gleznot sievieti ar ložmetēju rokās kā izaicinājumu veselajam saprātam. The whole of Riga society used to talk about the singular visual image of artist Kārlis Padegs. This would have long been forgotten were it not for his unique talent. The power of the grotesque seen in the modernist Padegs’ expressive drawings, watercolours and paintings has no parallel in Latvian art. Although he was only a small child at the time of the First World War, the denouncement of destruction and brutality, and the anti-war theme became dominant in his work. Only he could have had the idea to paint a woman holding a machine gun as a challenge to common sense.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
painting
Country
Latvia
Depicts
war
Material used
canvas
Image
Kārlis Padegs - Madonna with a Machine Gun - Google Art Project.jpg
Height
134
Width
100
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inception
1932-00-00
inventory number
VMM GL-3137
title
Madonna with a Machine Gun
native label
Madonna ar ložmetēju
copyright status
public domain
Commons category
Madonna with Machine Gun
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