Who made “Siegessäule”?

“Siegessäule” was made by Anton von Werner in 1873.

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Academic Art: smooth, glossy surfaces and idealised figures, usually from myth, the Bible or history; Realism shows ordinary people and Impressionism visible, broken strokes.

Anton Alexander von Werner (9 May 1843 – 4 January 1915) was a German painter and illustrator best known for his depictions of the Franco-Prussian War and unification of Germany which were painted in the Realist style. Wikipedia

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“The imperial proclamation 1871”, 1877
“Kaiserproklamation im Spiegelsaal von Versailles am 18. Januar 1871”, 1885
“In the Troops' Quarters before Paris”, 1894
“Congress of Berlin, 13. Juli 1878”, 1881