Otto Dix, a key figure in the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement, painted The War as a haunting depiction of the horrors of World War I. This three-panel painting showcases grotesque imagery of battlefield destruction, disfigured soldiers, and the trauma of war. Dix, who served in WWI, used his art to critique militarism and the devastating effects of violence.
George Grosz – Pillars of Society (1926)
Grosz, another key Neue Sachlichkeit artist, created Pillars of Society as a satirical critique of Weimar Germany’s corrupt politicians, businessmen, and clergy. The painting portrays these figures with grotesque, exaggerated features, symbolizing moral decay and hypocrisy.
Christian Schad – Self-Portrait with Model (1927)
Schad’s work embodies the cool, detached realism of New Objectivity. In this painting, the artist portrays himself alongside a nude model, emphasizing themes of alienation, sexuality, and modernity in 1920s Germany.
the Bauhaus School Building (1925–1926)
The Bauhaus School, designed by Walter Gropius, epitomizes modernist architecture with its functional design, glass curtain walls, and minimalist aesthetic. The building served as a hub for the Bauhaus movement, which revolutionized architecture and design.
Einstein Tower (1921)
Built as an observatory for Albert Einstein’s research on relativity, the Einstein Tower is an early example of Expressionist architecture. Its organic, futuristic form was groundbreaking for its time.
Flatford Mill
Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]
Weissenhof Estate (1927)
A major housing exhibition showcasing modernist architecture, the Weissenhof Estate featured homes by leading Bauhaus architects. These buildings emphasized simplicity, functionality, and new materials like steel and concrete.
Werner Heisenberg – Uncertainty Principle (1927)
Physicist Werner Heisenberg formulated the Uncertainty Principle, a fundamental concept in quantum mechanics stating that one cannot precisely measure both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time. This discovery transformed modern physics.
Albert Einstein – General Theory of Relativity
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
Lise Meitner – Nuclear Fission Research (1930s)
Physicist Lise Meitner played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission, the process that later led to nuclear power and weapons. Though she was forced to flee Nazi Germany, her contributions were essential in shaping modern nuclear physics.
