A giant holding up a boulder with a landscape on which eleven human figures are dancing and three are sitting with vessels out of which streams of water flow, while around the giant's legs are attacking male figures armed with spears. Etching by M. Klinger, 1912.
- Klinger, Max, 1857-1920.
- Date:
- 1912
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- 24236i
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The giant could be seen as a symbolic figure for the struggle for hygiene and sanitation. The warring male figures may symbolize the forces and circumstances which work against hygiene. The dancing and reclining figures could represent the heavenly consequences of hygiene for all
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Publication/Creation
1912
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1 print : etching ; platemark 61 x 37.8 cm
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Lettering
Ehrenurkunde für Förderung der internationalen Hygiene Ausstellung Dresden 1911 für Herrn. Prof. Dr. F.W. Mott, F.R.S. : London. MK 1912.
Lettering continues with signed declarations by city officials and the president of the exhibition that this print was designed for
References note
C. Beyer, Max Klingers graphisches Werk, von 1909-1919, P.H. Beyer Leipzig 1930, no. 416
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24236i
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