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Crucifix knocked over by a shell - figure remained intact
Crucifix knocked over by a shell - figure remained intact
In the background the landscape and the road are visible. The foreground is dominated by a concrete base housing a snapped-off post. On the ground, symbolically, lies the intact crucifix. It is difficult not to wonder whether this image was staged by the photographer for its emotive effect. Images of crosses, church towers and statues of the Virgin Mary standing upright amongst a landscape deva…
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Jesus Christ
- Crucifixes
- Statues
- War damage
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- Ernest, British official photographer Brooks
Subject
- Jesus Christ
- Crucifixes
- Statues
- War damage
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1914 - 1920
- 1914/1920
- 2005
Identifier
- 74546016
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T12:16:22.514Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:09.375Z