THE IMAGE OF WAR IN THE WORK OF ION JALEA AND CORNELIU MEDREA
THE IMAGE OF WAR IN THE WORK OF ION JALEA AND CORNELIU MEDREA

Summary/Abstract: The participation of our country in the operations of the First World War, the deeds of bravery of the Romanian soldiers on the battlefield as well as the sacrifice of the entire Romanian people for the Great Union of December 1st, 1918 represented, just like in the case of the Independence War, a strong source of inspiration for the artists of the time. Although the preference for war scenes met a significant decrease over time, during the armed conflict and in the following years this preference increased significantly. Sculptors’ work during the war, especially of those who had been mobilized, was characterized by the objective and careful observation of the battlefield, the faithful representation of reality in plastic works as well as by the sympathy for the fate of the ordinary man. Among the Romanian sculptors who strongly evoked the horrors of war in their work, the emotions and the tense atmosphere of the battlefield, two artists, who have left behind works of art of special significance for the Romanian fine arts, stand out for their great workload as well as for the aesthetic quality of their art: Ion Jalea and Corneliu Medrea.

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