{"id":2030,"date":"2023-08-08T15:54:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T13:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/pictures-of-misery\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:34:33","slug":"pictures-of-misery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/en\/pictures-of-misery\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures of poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Karl Kollwitz&#8217;s work as a doctor in Prenzlauer Berg gave K\u00e4the Kollwitz a deep insight into the problems of the time, such as housing shortages, family violence, alcoholism and unwanted pregnancies. The artistic motif of working people, which was initially seen as merely charming, became a serious social concern for the artist. Kollwitz achieved widespread attention with the full-page drawings &#8220;Pictures of Misery&#8221; in the magazine Simplicissimus.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Simlicissimus_ENG.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video about the works for Simplicissimus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More articles on the subject of pictures of poverty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2233 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-permanent-exhibition category-pictures-of-poverty\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/en\/permanent-exhibition\/cooperation-with-simplicissimus\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-27.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cooperation with Simplicissimus\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-27.jpg 938w, https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-27-300x225.jpg 300w, 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is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/en\/permanent-exhibition\/the-satirical-magazine-simplicissimus\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1139\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-29.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The satirical magazine Simplicissimus\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-29.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-29-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-29-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/NeueTitelGuide-29-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1139px) 100vw, 1139px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kaethe-kollwitz-digital.de\/en\/permanent-exhibition\/the-satirical-magazine-simplicissimus\/\" target=\"_self\" >The satirical magazine Simplicissimus<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2237 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-permanent-exhibition category-pictures-of-poverty\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div 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The artistic motif of working people, which was initially seen as merely charming, became a serious social concern for the artist. 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