The Stalingrad Madonna is a charcoal drawing made in December 1942 by Kurt Reuber, a German army physician and Protestant pastor, during the Battle of Stalingrad. About three feet by four feet, it shows the Virgin Mary wrapped in a large shawl cradling the infant Jesus against her cheek, bordered by the German words for Light, Life, Love, the phrase Christmas in the Kettle 1942, and the words Fortress Stalingrad. The original hangs in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin, and copies are displayed in cathedrals in Berlin, Coventry and Volgograd as a symbol of postwar reconciliation among Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Year Created LocationKaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, Germany 1 Height (metres) Current UseDisplayed as a symbol of reconciliation among Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia 1 Visitor AccessOn public display in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin; copies displayed in cathedrals in Berlin, Coventry and Volgograd 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, located there.
Sources
1. Stalingrad Madonna (Wikipedia)
Design section
The piece is a simple charcoal sketch, measuring three feet by four feet (900 mm x 1200 mm).
History section
The picture was drawn by Lieutenant Kurt Reuber, a German staff physician and Protestant pastor, in December 1942 during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Opening paragraph, location clause
The original is displayed in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, while copies now hang in the cathedrals of Berlin, Coventry, and Kazan Cathedral, Volgograd
Design section, dimensions clause
measuring three feet by four feet (900 mm x 1200 mm)
Opening paragraph, display clause
The original is displayed in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin, while copies now hang in the cathedrals of Berlin, Coventry, and Kazan Cathedral, Volgograd
Influence section
Copies were presented, and are displayed, in the cathedrals of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Berlin, and Coventry as a symbol of reconciliation.
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