The Death of Art
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- This article is about the painting. For the song, see Obsequey (The Death of Art).
The Death of Art is a painting by Marilyn Manson. It is a landscape portrait depicting the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar burning. The fire, with its destruction of much historical literature, amounts to a huge cultural loss for Germany, Europe, and indeed the world. A number of books were shock-frozen in the city of Leipzig to save them from rotting.
Trivia
The painting is featured on the inlay of the 2004 compilation Lest We Forget: The Best Of.
Properties
- 46.5" × 34.5"
- Watercolor