Schmucker Art Catalogs Schmucker Art Gallery Fall 2018 The Plains of Mars, European War Prints, 1500-1825 Melissa Casale Bailey R. Harper Gettysburg College Felicia M. Else Gettysburg College Shannon Egan Gettysburg College Follow this and additional works at: https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/artcatalogs Part of the Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, and the European History Commons Share feedback about the accessibility of this item. Recommended Citation Casale, Melissa; Harper, Bailey R.; Else, Felicia M.; and Egan, Shannon, "The Plains of Mars, European War Prints, 1500-1825" (2018). Schmucker Art Catalogs. 28. https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/artcatalogs/28 This open access art catalog is brought to you by The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. It has been accepted for inclusion by an authorized administrator of The Cupola. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Plains of Mars, European War Prints, 1500-1825 Description Over fifty original prints yb renowned artists from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century, including Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach, Théodore Géricault, and Francisco de Goya, among many others, are featured inThe Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825. On loan from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the works of art included in this exhibition examine the topics of war and peace, propaganda, heroism, brutal conflicts, and the harrowing aftermath of battle. Spanning from the Renaissance to the Romantic periods and encompassing a wide geographic scope including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, the Low Countries, England, and North America, the prints depict triumphant Renaissance soldiers, devastating scenes of violence, and satirical caricatures of political figures.