2020 IB Extended Essays

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Table of Contents

Introduction ...............................................................................................................................3

Types of Art Allowed during Nazi Germany ........................................................................3

Renaissance Artwork ..............................................................................................................4

Analysis of “Portrait of a Young Man” by Raphael Sanzio da Urbino .........................4

Analysis of “Lady with an Ermine” by Leonardo Da Vinci .............................................5

The Censorship of Renaissance Artwork ........................................................................6

Expressionist Artworks ...........................................................................................................8

Analysis of “The Last Supper” by Emil Nolde .................................................................9

Censorship of Expressionism Artworks .........................................................................10

Depictions of War ..................................................................................................................11

Analysis of “The Trench” by Otto Dix .............................................................................11

Censorship of Artistic Depictions of War .......................................................................12

The Success of Censorship .................................................................................................14

Conclusion ..............................................................................................................................15

Bibliography ............................................................................................................................16

Appendix .................................................................................................................................19