Painting is able to capture almost all the events that happen to humanity. Life, love or friendship can be depicted as paintings. But not only feelings are described by artists. The inventions of the power of mankind also occupied their niche in world art. Military battles, equipment, famous personalities - everything can be captured on canvas. And in this article we will talk about paintings with tanks - human inventions that can inspire horror on the battlefield, and determine its outcome.
Look at the war
The Second World War left a bloody trace in the history of post-Soviet countries. Then the Soviet man accomplished the feat, destroying the German army. But, it will be frank lies, if we say that the victory went easily. After all, the command of the Third Reich was a serious adversary. German science of the thirties came to the forefront, and its consequence was the Tiger tank. An unknown artist was able to convey the full power of a German machine that killed so many Soviet soldiers.
The canvas depicts one of the many cities affected by the hands of the Germans. And in it, dilapidated, we see a German heavy tank that carries only one thing - death.
Another picture is the advance of the soldiers. The author of the picture: G. Liska, and the picture itself is called "Tank Attack." It shows the advance of the tanks with the support of the infantry, the faces of the soldiers are oiled, and the main attention is paid to the machine itself.
Soviet feats
Most of the canvases depicting tanks were taken from the motives of World War II. So is the picture of Valentin Viktorovich Volkov, which is called “Minsk on July 3rd, 1944”. This work shows the liberation of Minsk from the German invaders. In addition to the joy of the people rescued from the captivity of the Nazis, the picture depicts Soviet soldiers, along with their weapons and armored vehicles. In the center of the picture is a Soviet tank.
German technology
Among German artists, paintings of tanks depicting equipment were also popular. The core of the Third Reich’s army was precisely the armored forces, and therefore many paintings were created on this subject. One of the famous German artists painting Nazi technique is Fritz Brauner, one of his paintings is given below.
Another picture worthy of attention is the work of Vincent Wye, entitled "After a fleeting battle." The canvas depicts German soldiers and armored vehicles, on which the tank is given special attention (this can be understood from the many small details).
It is worth mentioning that Vincent painted many paintings on military subjects. Particular attention in his works was paid to military equipment.